| assemble |
to gather into a group. |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. |
| decisive |
able to make firm decisions or end arguments. |
| distort |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts. |
| err |
to make a mistake. |
| forgo |
to do without, refrain from, or give up. |
| ignorance |
lack of education or information. |
| improper |
not correct. |
| intermediate |
being or happening between two things, stages, positions, or persons; being in the middle. |
| knead |
to mix by pressing, folding, and pulling. |
| overcome |
to win against or defeat; to get over or past. |
| policy1 |
a set of rules or a plan that is used as a guide for action. |
| prolong |
to add length to or make last longer. |
| shrine |
a sacred place or object that is devoted to some holy person or god. |
| subdivide |
to make smaller divisions in something already divided. |