| A | B |
|---|
| plutocratic | having great influence because of one's wealth |
| procrustean | cruel or inflexible in enforcing conformity |
| protean | exceedingly variable; readily assuming different forms or shapes |
| Pyrrhic | ruinous; gained at too great a cost |
| saturnine | heavy; dull; sullen; gloomy;morose |
| siren | dangerous, attractive women; woman who sings with bewitching sweetness; apparatus for sounding loud warnings |
| solon | legislator; wise lawgiver (from Solon, noted athenian lawgiver) |
| Spartan | marked by simplicity and avoidance of comfort |
| stentorian | very loud; legendary |
| Stygian | infernal; especially dark; gloomy |
| tantalize | excite a hope but prevent its fulfillment; tease |
| terpischorean | pertaining to dancing |
| thespian | pertaining to the drama or acting; actor |
| titanic | of enormous strength, size, or power |
