| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| fabricate |
to construct or create. |
| miscreant |
evil or malevolent; villainous. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| pristine |
pure, fresh, or clean as new; unspoiled or unsullied. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |