| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| feasible |
capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| inordinate |
beyond the bounds of reason; excessive. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| prologue |
an introduction to a spoken or written work such as a speech or play; preface. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |