| A | B |
| herculean | tremendous in size, strength, effort |
| bowdlerize | remove or change parts considered vulgar or immoral |
| pandemonium | utter confusion or wild uproar |
| pander | play up to another's desires and weaknesses |
| quixotic | idealistic but not practical |
| cynical | doubting the goodness and sincerity of human motives |
| stoical | indifferent to pain and pleasure |
| stigma | mark of disgrace |
| impede | hinder, obstruct, slow down the process of |
| expedite | speed up; hasten |
| vociferous | noisy; loudly insistent |
| evocative | calling up, producing; suggestive |
| avocation | hobby |
| irrevocable | unable to be called back or undone |
| equivocate | use words ambiguously or unclearly |