| A | B |
| acme | highest point of achievement |
| adept | very skillful |
| aptitude | natural ability, quickness in understanding, intelligence |
| astute | having shrewd judgment; observant, clever, cunning |
| finesse | refinement, delicacy, skill, having subtle skill |
| painstaking | requiring great care, extreme effort or diligence |
| precocious | showing unusually early development or maturity |
| prodigy | young person with exceptional talents or powers |
| resourceful | effective and imaginative in solving problems |
| virtuoso | skilled or expert musician or artist; |
| idiosyncrasy | an unusual habit of one particular person |
| innocuous | harmless; not likely to offend anyone |
| obtrusive | unpleasantly noticeable; bold |
| orthodox | following established faith; beliefs, or accepted actions |
| prevalent | widely or commonly practiced or existing |
| prosaic | dull, ordinary, |
| quaint | charmingly odd |
| rarity | something that is very infrequent |
| singular | only one of a kind; unique |
| trite | overused and lacking in interest |