| A | B |
|---|
| adroit | skillful |
| affront | to insult or offend deliberately |
| avocation | an activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby |
| crusade | prolonged impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause |
| definitive | conclusive |
| demeanor | behavior; bearing |
| erudite | having or demonstrating extensive knowledge |
| induct | to install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony |
| lapse | a minor mistake; a slip |
| militant | ready to fight, especially for a cause |
| pariah | a social outcast |
| prodigy | a person who shows remarkable talent at an early age |
| raucous | rough and unpleasant to hear |
| tacit | expressed without words; implied |
| protege | one whose training or career is helped along by another. |
