| A | B |
|---|
| autonomy | self-government |
| herculean | tremendous in size, strength, difficulty, or effort |
| bowdlerize | to remove or change vulgar or immoral parts |
| pandemonium | utter confusion, a wild uproar, chaos |
| pander | to play up to someone's desires or weaknesses |
| quixotic | idealistic but not practical |
| cynical | doubting the goodness and sincerity of human motives |
| stoical | indifferent to pain and pleasure |
| stigma | a mark of disgrace |
| impede | to hinder, obstruct, or slow down the progress of |
| expedite | to speed up; hasten or help the accomplishment of |
