| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| condole |
to express sympathy or sorrow for one suffering misfortune or pain. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| droll |
wryly amusing or humorous. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| flaccid |
without firmness; soft; flabby. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| propagate |
to reproduce (offspring) or cause to reproduce. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| supercilious |
showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. |
| typify |
to be the representative example of. |