| A | B |
|---|
| progressive | characterized by new ideas or progress |
| empathy | the quality of being able to feel whatever another person feels |
| resolve | to clear up issues or problems, to deal with them successfully |
| adopt | to agree to take in something or to follow something, such as a rule or regulation |
| foster | to promote the development of something or someone |
| auto | Latin root meaning "self" |
| automatic | the quality of doing something by itself |
| autopilot | a feature by which a plane flies by itself without anyone handling the controls |
| autononomous | the quality of being independent and self-governing |
| autodidact | a person who learns on his or her own; a self-taught person |
| autobiography | the story of one's own life |
| Eastern | pertaining to Asia and its neighboring islands |
| tend | to have an inclination or likelihood of doing something or being some certain way |
| matchmaker | a person paid a fee by parents to find a suitable marriage partner for their son or daughter |
| betrothal | mutual promise for a future marriage |
| nuclear family | a group consisting only of father, mother, and children |
| scrib | Latin root having to do with "writing" or "recording" |
| transcribe | to write out in complete form, such as something that was originally only oral |
| subscribe | sign an agreement to pay for a certain number of something, such as a magazine or newspaper |
| scribe | someone who records information or copies documents or books |
| scribble | to make meaningless marks or lines |
| inscribe | to write, engrave, or print characters on something |
| congregation | a gathering or group |
| ostracize | to exclude from a group |
| tolerant | respectul of the rights or practices of others |
| adamant | inflexible; stubbornly unyielding; extremely determined |
| curtail | to restrict; bring to an end |
| voc | Latin root having to do with "saying" or "calling" |
| vocal | outspoken; inclined to speak often and freely |
| vocabulary | words one understands and can speak or write |
| vocation | one's calling or occupation |
| vociferous | loud and noisy |
| avocation | a calling away f rom one's regular work; a hobby or regular activity that one pursues very actively |
