| A | B |
|---|
| merit | worth; sate of deserving good or ill |
| illustrious | famous; outstanding |
| initial | first; occurring at the beginning |
| legitimate | lawful; righful |
| moderate | not extreme in belief or action |
| discrimination | unfair treatment of another |
| unison | agreement, harmony |
| guarantee | a promise that something will happen or that a product will be fixed if broken |
| moral | dealing with distinctions between right and wrong |
| partial | favoring one side |
| notable | remarkable; outstanding |
| elective | chosen by election; optional |
| constitution | a basic set of laws and principles by which a country is organized |
| indirect | not straight |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be something that he or she is not |
| segregation | the practice of forcing one group of people to live apart |
| veto | an order or act forbidding some proposed action |
| indefinite | uncertain; not clearly defined |
| prudent | sensible; practical |
| judicial | of or having to do with justice, judges, or courts of law |
| credible | believable; reliable |
| revise | to correct or improve |
| grammatical | conforming to the rules of grammar |
| legible | that which can be read or deciphered |
| tutor | someone who gives individual instruction |
| manuscript | a handwritten or typed copy of a book or other document that is to be printed or published |
| mastery | rule; control |
| participate | to join or share with others |
| refrain | to hold back |
| usages | use; established practice |
| forum | a place, an assembly |
| faculty | one of the five senses; all of the teachers at a school, college, or university |
| prose | ordinary language, not poetry |
| literary | having to do with books or writing |
| symbolic | of or expressed by a sign |
| narration | storytelling |
| dialogue | a conversation |
| persuasion | being convined by reasoning |
| editorial | a statement of opinion in the media by the editor |
| journal | a diary or personal record |
| adhere | to stick fast |
| penetrate | to force into or through |
| forbidding | looking dangerous, uninviting |
| recommend | to suggest favorably |
| tactic | a planned military movement |
| maneuvers | the science of employing military forces |
| minority | the lesser part or smaller number |
| participant | one who shares with others in some activity |
| opponent | a person who opposes |
| yield | to give up under pressure |
