| A | B |
|---|
| Eponym | a word from a name |
| bowdlerize | expurgate text |
| draconian | unfairly demanding |
| dunce | nincompoop |
| gerrymander | majority has the advantage |
| guillotine | use to cut heads off |
| Machiavellian | self-interest and deceit |
| malapropism | humorously mispronounced word |
| maudlin | overly sentimental |
| mausoleum | above-ground tomb |
| maverick | nonconformist |
| Quixotic | foolishly idealistic |
| sadism | enjoyment in inflicting pain on others |
| tawdry | tasteless |
| valentine | a card sent to loved ones |
| vandal | someone who destroys other's property |
| morass | a swamp |
| parsimony | extreme stinginess |
| flout | treat with contemptuous disregard |
| turgid | swollen |
| preclude | keep from happening |
| mollify | make less rigid |
| hypocrisy | insincerity by virtue of pretending |
| serene | absence of emotional agitation |
| insolent | rude |
| vigilant | carefully observant |
| heterogenous | consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature |
| endocrine | glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
| consumption | a wasting disease |
