| A | B |
|---|
| glower | to look or stare angrily or sullenly |
| libel | false written or published statements intended to damage a person's reputation |
| mandate | formal order given by a higher power |
| metropolitan area | large city and surrounding suburbs |
| disparage | to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle |
| aberration | a deviation from the way things normally happen or occur |
| ideology | a set of basic beliefs about life, culture, government and society |
| federalism | a system in which power is divided between the state and national level |
| incumbent | an elected official that is already in office |
| renown | widely known and esteemed |
