| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| copious |
abundant in number or quantity; plentiful. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| intemperate |
lacking moderation or restraint; excessive, overindulgent, violent, or the like. |
| mettle |
toughness of character; courage. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. |
| sprightly |
lively, spirited, or energetic. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. |