| A | B |
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| adroit (adj) | Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful |
| affront (verb) | to insult or to offend deliberately |
| affront (noun) | A deliberate insult or offensive act |
| avocation (noun) | An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby |
| crusade (noun) | A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause |
| crusade (verb) | To engage in such a struggle |
| definitive (adj) | Supplying a final answer; conclusive |
| demeanor (noun) | behaving; bearing |
| erudite (adj) | Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned |
| erudition (noun) | demonstration of extensive knowledge |
| induct (verb) | To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony |
| induction (noun) | Admittance to a society or to military service |
| lapse (verb) | 1. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment 2. To come to an end; to expire |
| lapse (noun) | 1. A minor mistake; a slip 2. A pause or interval |
| militant (adj) | Ready to fight, especially for a cause |
| militant (noun) | One who is ready to fight for a cause |
| pariah (noun) | A social outcast |
| prodigy (noun) | 1. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age 2. An amazing or extraordinary thing or event |
| protege (noun) | One whose training or career is helped along by another |
| raucous (adj) | 1. Rough and unpleasant to the ear 2. Boisterous and disorderly |
| tacit (adj) | Expressed without words; implied |
