| A | B |
| entrepreneur | a person who organizes, manages, and takes the risk of starting a business |
| adept | highly skilled; expert |
| stint | a period of work or service |
| presumptuous | too bold; overly confident |
| eradicate | to get rid of altogether; wipe out |
| stringent | strictly controlled or enforced; strict; severe |
| standardize | to make uniform; cause to conform to a model |
| encompass | to include; contain |
| homogenous | made up of similar or identical parts; uniform throughout |
| sordid | indecent; morally low; corrupt |