| A | B |
| Accolade | an expression of praise |
| Adroit | skillful and quick |
| Alacrity | cheerful willingness |
| Assiduous | constant in attention, unceasing |
| Autonomy | the ability to choose one's own fate |
| Callow | immature |
| dilettante | a dabbler |
| Disentangle | to free from ensnarement, to separate |
| Eminent | towering or standing above all others in rank or accomplishment |
| Convene | to assemble |
| Evade | To escape or avoid by trickery |
| Exemplify | To show by example |
| Expeditious | quick, efficient |
| Hindrance | something that impedes or delays progress |
| Indiscriminate | not making distinctions, haphazard |
| Inertia | Resistance to motion or change |
| Lapse | A break in continuity, pause |
| Lassitude | Laziness |
| Loiter | to linger or stand idly about |
| Mentor | a wise and trusted guide or teacher |
| Meticulous | extremely careful and precise |
| Nonchalance | a casual lack of concern |
| Prodigy | a person with exceptional talents or intellect |
| Rambunctious | Boisterous, noisy, lacking restraint |
| Regress | To revert to a pervious state, usually worse or less developed |
| Shirk | To avoid or neglect |
| Stem | to stop the flow of, plug |
| Stifle | to suffocate, suppress |
| Stringent | Imposing rigorous standards, severe |
| Virtuoso | A person who excels in or has special knowledge of a field or activity |