| conservative |
wanting things to stay as they are; not favoring change. |
| dictator |
a ruler who has total authority. |
| dwindle |
to become or cause to become gradually smaller or less until almost nothing remains; shrink. |
| ecology |
the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| evasive |
serving to allow one to avoid, escape, or fail to perform something. |
| excavate |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging. |
| infiltrate |
to enter into in secret. |
| ingenious |
clever or creative in setting up or working through problems. |
| liable |
held responsible by law. |
| outsider |
a person who does not belong to a particular group. |
| overcome |
to win against or defeat; to get over or past. |
| pedestrian |
a person who is walking. |
| preliminary |
coming before, so as to prepare for something else. |
| redirect |
to guide to a different destination or by a different route. |
| reject |
to refuse to take, approve, or believe. |