| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| bucolic |
of or suggesting the countryside or a rustic style of life, especially one that is quiet and pleasant. |
| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| kindred |
a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |