| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| renounce |
to give up (a right or claim) usually by formal declaration or announcement; waive. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |
| voluminous |
having or characterized by great size or quantity. |