| A | B |
|---|
| spoonerism | transposition of usual initial sounds of two or more words |
| sadistic | deliberately cruel |
| malapropism | unintentional homor |
| panglossian | blindly optimistic |
| babbitt | stereotype of the complacent american middle class |
| crossing the rubicon | passing a limit that permits no return |
| pandemonium | uproar, chaos |
| philistine | a materialistic person |
| machiavellian | politically devious |
| martinet | taskmaster, drill sargent |
| nemesis | something unconquerable |
| quisling | a traitor |
| Hobson's choice | a choice that is no choice |
| gerrymandering | to manipulate voting districts |
| macabre | ghastly dark humor |
| benedict | a confirmed bachelor who gets married |
| charlatan | a fake or fraud |
| nirvana | a release from pain |
| Armageddon | a great and decisive battle |
| serendipity | accidental or chance discovery of agreeable things |
