| A | B |
| virtuoso (n) | one interested in the pursuit of knowledge; one with masterly skill or technique in any field as in the arts |
| atrophy (v) | to waste away |
| pugnacious (adj) | eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome |
| judicious (adj) | wise; careful; showing sound judgment, prudent |
| ungainly (adj) | clumsy; awkward; hard to handle |
| sagacious (adj) | very wise or shrewd |
| eclectic (adj) | consisting of selections from various sources |
| incorrigible (adj) | too firmly fixed to be reformed or changed |
| unimpeachable (adj) | beyond doubt or reproach; unquestionable |
| apocryphal (adj) | of doubtful authenticity; counterfeit |