| A | B |
| academic | having to do with schools, colleges, or universities |
| aide | assistant |
| biology | scientific study of life and living organisms, both plant and animal |
| colleague | fellow worker; partner |
| comprehend | to understand thoroughly |
| curriculum | course of study offered at an educational institution |
| dissertation | thorough written or oral discussion of a subject |
| evaluation | estimation as to the value, quality, or progress of a thing, an event, or a person's performance |
| excel | to be or do better than others |
| philosopher | one who seeks truth, wisdom, and enlightenment |
| plagiarism | the act of taking and using another's ideas or writings as one's own |
| prank | trick or piece of mischief |
| prolific | highly productive |
| psychology | scientific study of the mind and behavior |
| reformatory | an institution for disciplining, training, and educating juvenile lawbreakers |
| remedial | concerned with correcting faulty study habits and raising a student's competence |
| rudimentary | elementary; haivn to do with first or basic principles |
| sophomore | student in the second year of high school or college |
| sorority | club for girls or women, especially at a college or university |
| truant | absent from school without permission |