| A | B |
| complement | the quantity, number, or assortment required to make a thing complete |
| tyranny | a rigorous condition imposed by some outside agency or force |
| tycoon | a businessman of exceptional wealth and power |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| percolator | a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans |
| transistor | a semiconductor device capable of amplification (radio) |
| exhaustive | performed comprehensively and completely |
| exchequer | treasury: the funds of a government or institution or individual |
| conspicuous | obvious to the eye or mind |
| ornate | flowery: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details |