| academic |
having to do with a school. |
| cease |
to stop or come to an end. |
| competent |
having the skill to do something; capable. |
| criticize |
to judge what is good or bad in. |
| deviation |
difference or divergence, as from a typical pattern, accepted social norms, political orthodoxy, or the like. |
| guidance |
the act of guiding. |
| hostile |
feeling or showing dislike; unfriendly. |
| inappropriate |
not right or proper for the time or place; not appropriate. |
| inaugurate |
to start or cause to start formally. |
| interrogate |
to question at length and in a thorough way, often for an official purpose. |
| madden |
to enrage or inflame. |
| oral |
spoken, rather than written; carried out by speaking. |
| pend |
to await judgment or decision. |
| plaintiff |
one who initiates a lawsuit against another. (Cf. defendant.) |
| sham |
an imitation that is passed as genuine; counterfeit. |