| A | B |
| squeamish | easily nauseated or sickened |
| garish | crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration |
| gall | impudence (boldness); effrontery (shameless) |
| traumatize | to wound or injure |
| callous | emotionally hardened; unfeeling |
| inconsolable | not consolable; that cannot be comforted |
| indignant | feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base |
| balk | to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified |
| deteriorate | to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc |
| rhetorical | of or relating to rhetoric (the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively) |
| Rorschach test | A psychological test in which a subject's interpretations of a series of standard inkblots are analyzed as an indication of personality traits, preoccupations, and conflicts |
| artillery | mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms |
| analogy | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based |
| solidarity | union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc. |
| orchestrated | to arrange or manipulate, esp. by means of clever or thorough planning or maneuvering |
| concoct | to prepare or make by combining ingredients; to devise; make up; contrive |
| mechanism | a machine or mechanical appliance |