| appease |
to cause to become calmer by meeting demands. |
| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| decorum |
properness of behavior, manner, appearance, or the like; dignity; propriety. |
| extradition |
the legal transfer of a fugitive from one state or jurisdiction to another where he or she is to be tried or imprisoned. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| imbalance |
a defect in proportion or balance between elements. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| revere |
to respect or admire greatly. |
| soluble |
able to be dissolved. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. |
| wend |
to go along or proceed on (one's way). |