| A | B |
| assert | to express or declare firmly - verb |
| mentor | a wise advisor; a counselor - noun |
| inarticulate | unable to speak clearly; unable to say what one thinks - adj. |
| evolve | to develop gradually - verb |
| fortitude | endurance; moral strength - noun |
| contemptuous | showing or feeling scorn; disdainful - adj. |
| condescend | to stoop to do something you think is beneath you - verb |
| elite | suitable for a select group - adj.; a part of a group that is considered the best or most skilled - noun |
| notoriety | fame in a negative sense; bad reputation - noun |
| acquittal | a stting free by judgment of a court - noun |