| A | B |
| curtail | shorten, reduce |
| travesty | ridiculous imitation |
| scruple | doubt or uneasiness as to what is right or proper |
| havoc | great destruction or confusion |
| mentor | wise, trusted teacher or counselor |
| haggard | looking worn and tired |
| utopian | characteristic of an ideal society |
| mercurial | changeable; unpredictable |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence |
| hypocrisy | pretending to be what one is not, especially in beliefs |
| monologue | long speech by one person |
| monogamy | marriage with only one person at a time |
| monotonous | tiresome because lacking variety |
| monotheism | doctrine or belief that there is only one God |
| monopoly | total control of a product or service |