| A | B |
| ambiguous (am BIG yoo uhs) | open to many interpretations; unclear |
| biased (BY uhst) | not neutral; prejudiced |
| controversy (KAHN truh VUR see) | dispute; disagreement |
| delineate (di LIN ee AYT) | to depict; to portray |
| describe (di SKRYB) | to give an account of; to tell about in detail |
| discrepancy (di SKREP uhn see) | inconsistency; disagreement among facts or claims |
| disparage (di SPAR ij) | to belittle; to put down |
| document (DAHK yuh muhnt) | to support statements with written references |
| editorial (ED i TOR ee uhl) | an article or letter in a publication expressing an opinion or position |
| enclose (en KLOHZ) | to insert in the same envelope or package with the main contents |
| gazette (guh ZET) | a newspaper |
| guidance (GYD uhns) | advice; direction |
| hypothetical (HY puh THET i kuhl) | based on assumptions or speculation |
| ironic (eye RAHN ik) | having to do with an inconsistency between what is expected and what occurs |
| objective (uhb JEK tiv) | impartial; uninfluenced by emotions or prejudice |
| redundant (ri DUHN duhnt) | repetitious |
| transmit (trans MIT) | to send ideas or news from one place to another |
| shorthand (SHORT HAND) | a system of writing using symbols to represent letters and words |
| request (ri KWEST) | to ask for |
| scribble (SKRIB uhl) | to write hurriedly or carelessly |