| compensate |
to pay or repay. |
| cower |
to crouch or cringe in fear. |
| dosage |
the amount or timing of medicine to be taken. |
| economics |
the study of how goods and services are produced and distributed. |
| hardheaded |
not easily moved, manipulated, or duped; shrewd; pragmatic. |
| intended |
planned and done with complete awareness; intentional; deliberate. |
| jocular |
intended to be humorous; facetious. |
| malfunction |
the act or an instance of failing to operate or work properly. |
| nevertheless |
however; still. |
| ongoing |
continuing from sometime in the past into the present. |
| paranoid |
having or exhibiting an unrealistic suspicion and mistrust of others. |
| savanna |
a flat plain covered with grass that also has scattered trees. Savannas are found in Africa and other tropical regions. |
| sophistication |
the quality or condition of having worldly knowledge, elegant refinement, or technological complexity. |
| subdue |
to overcome or conquer, as by military victory. |
| swarm |
to come together or move as a large group or mass. |