| abbreviate |
to shorten the time or length of. |
| amble |
to walk at a slow, easy pace. |
| decline |
to refuse to do, in a polite way. |
| dismantle |
to tear down; take apart. |
| doctrine |
a belief or set of beliefs held by a religion, government, or other group. |
| ego |
one's feeling about oneself, especially in comparison with other people. |
| immune |
protected from a disease, either naturally or by getting a vaccine. |
| inflict |
to deal out or strike in a physical attack. |
| jubilant |
having or showing great joy; having a happy feeling of success. |
| oversight |
a lack of paying attention to what one is doing. |
| penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
| perplex |
to puzzle, confuse, or cause uncertainty in the mind of (a person). |
| rationale |
a fundamental reason for doing or being; basis. |
| reevaluate |
to carefully reconsider the value, worth, or efficacy of; reassess. |
| spawn |
to give rise to or result in; engender. |