| A | B |
|---|
| boycott | From Charles C. Boycott, refused to lower rents, staff boycotted |
| Attila | barbarian, rough leader; King of the Huns from 433-453 A.D |
| Casanova | a man who flirts with women; based on the Italian adventurer |
| Machiavellian | characterized by expedience, deceit and cunning; after Niccolo Machiavelli |
| McCarthyism | modern witch hunt, the practice of publicizing accusations without evidence |
| Stonewall | hinder or obstruct by evasive delaying tactics from the Confederate general |
| Uncle Sam | government of people of the United States; from Uncle Sam, a business man |
| Waterloo | Napoleon's last battle, a term referring to a crushing defeat of any sort |
| Benedict Arnold | someone who changes sides, General who betrayed Colonies to British |
| WaterGate | scandal based on secretes, Democratic Headquarters was broken into |
