| A | B |
| oscillate | verb - to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| purge | verb - to clear of guilt |
| encumbrance | noun - something that impedes or hinders |
| vociferous | adj - so loud or insistent as to compel attention |
| inconsequential | adj - irrelevent |
| assiduous | adj - marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| deleterious | adj - harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| stringent | adj - tight, restricted |
| circumvent | verb - to hem in; to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| pragmatic | adj - practical as opposed to idealistic |