| A | B |
| tradition | beliefs, opinions, and customs handed down from one generation to another |
| rural | in the country |
| burden | what is carried; a load |
| campus | grounds of a college, university, or school |
| majority | the larger number; greater part; more than half |
| assemble | to gather together; bring together |
| explore | go over carefully; look into closely; examine |
| topic | subject that people think, write, or talk about |
| debate | a discussion in which reasons for and against something are brought out |
| evade | to get away from by trickery or cleverness |
| probe | search into, examine thoroughly, investigate |
| reform | make better, improve by removing faults |