| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| capitalist |
one who supports an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned, and prices are chiefly determined by open competition in a free market. |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly unhappy; dejected. |
| execrable |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior. |
| forthcoming |
about to appear or happen. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| intermittent |
alternately stopping and starting with pauses in between. |
| pejorative |
acting or tending to create a negative impression; disparaging; demeaning. |
| pirouette |
a ballet movement involving a rapid rotation of the body upon the toes or foot. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| punctilious |
strictly adhering to etiquette or formalities. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| reprehensible |
deserving of blame or reproof; condemnable; blameworthy. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. |