mediocre - average, not very good, middling, inferior⏎
guru - expert, sage⏎
firm - business, company⏎
inspect - check, scan, look closely at⏎
ineligible - unqualified, rejected⏎
jettison - reject, eject, get rid of⏎
erode - weaken, impair, reduce⏎
equity - money, capital, funds, asset, share⏎
malfunction - fail, stall, break down⏎
governance - control, power⏎