| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| disinclination |
a feeling of distaste; unwillingness or reluctance. |
| entourage |
a group of people who accompany another person as attendants or associates; retinue. |
| epigram |
a short, pithy, often paradoxical sentence. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| meditative |
disposed to, marked by, or indicating contemplation or reflection; deeply thoughtful. |
| montage |
the technique of juxtaposing or superimposing images in a photograph or on motion picture film. |
| prevalent |
generally accepted; pervasive; widespread. |
| provident |
showing wisdom and foresight in planning for the future. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| stupor |
a state of unconsciousness, insensibility, or torpor. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. |
| waif |
a child without a home or friends. |