| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| captivate |
to charm or fascinate, as by beauty or wit; enthrall. |
| decorum |
properness of behavior, manner, appearance, or the like; dignity; propriety. |
| depravity |
moral corruption; wickedness. |
| elitist |
believing in, supporting, or promoting the superiority of a select or privileged group. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| pejorative |
acting or tending to create a negative impression; disparaging; demeaning. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| tumultuous |
full of noise, commotion, or disorder; riotous. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| verbose |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy. |