| A | B |
| steerage | the section of a passenger ship containing the cheapest accommodations |
| simper | smile or gesture in an affectedly coquettish, coy, or ingratiating manner |
| avid | having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something |
| chimera | a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve |
| delve | research or make painstaking inquiries into something |
| pestilence | a fatal epidemic disease |
| indomitable | impossible to subdue or defeat |
| schism | a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief |
| Utopia | an ideal place of perfect justice and social harmony |
| shirtwaist | a tailored blouse, usually with a collar and cuffs |