| construct |
to build; put together. |
| duration |
the length of time during which something goes on. |
| elementary |
having to do with the most basic or simplest parts of something. |
| exclude |
to leave out; keep out. |
| grieve |
to feel great sadness; mourn. |
| impair |
to lessen the strength or ability of; damage. |
| imprison |
to put or keep in a prison. |
| inferior |
lower in rank, position, or degree. |
| pathology |
the scientific study of the causes, nature, and results of bodily disease. |
| policy1 |
a set of rules or a plan that is used as a guide for action. |
| prearrange |
to arrange beforehand or in advance. |
| preventive |
made to get in the way of or to block something. |
| royalty |
a member of a king or queen's family, or all such persons as a group. |
| tyranny |
a government in which a single person rules absolutely and in a cruel way. |
| whet |
to sharpen the cutting edge of (a knife or tool); hone. |