| A | B |
|---|
| cryptic | having or seeming to have a hidden meaning |
| clique | an exclusive group of people |
| pathetic | pitifully inadequate |
| eligible | qualified or worthy of being chosen to participate |
| albeit | even though |
| excel | surpass others, to be superior to |
| disabuse | to free from error or misconception |
| sterotype | something conforming to a fixed or general pattern |
| conclude | to bring to an end |
| federal | of or relating to the central government of a federation |
| cleats | a wedge shaped item fastened into or across something to give it strength or hold in place |
| sledgehammer | a large, heavy hammer |
| desperately | extremely |
| whiff | to move with or as if with a puff of air (strike in baseball) |
| roil | to stir-up, disturb |
