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.