Adroit
adj. Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful.
Affront
v. To insult or offend deliberately
n. A deliberate insult or offensive act
Avocation
n. An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby.
Crusade
n. A prolonged\, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause
v. To engage in such a struggle
Definitive
adj. Supplying a final answer, conclusive
Demeanor
n. Behavior; bearing.
Erudite
adj. Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned.
n. erudition
Induct
1.) v. To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony
2.) v. To admit to a society or to a military service
n. induction
Lapse
1.) v. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment
2.) v. To come to an end; to expire
----------------------------------
1.) n. A minor mistake; a slip
2.) n. A pause or interval
Militant
adj. Ready to fight, especially for a cause
n. One who is ready to fight for a cause
Pariah
n. A social outcast
Prodigy
1.) n. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age
2.) n. An amazing or extraordinary thing or event
Protege
masc. n.; protege, fem. n. One whose training or career is helped along by another
Raucous
1.) adj. Rough and unpleasant to the ear
2.) adj. Boisterous and disorderly
Tacit
adj. Expressed without words; implied.