| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| cite |
to use the words of someone else; quote. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| exhilaration |
intense high spirits. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| misrepresent |
to identify or describe in a misleading way. |
| obtuse |
not keen or quick to notice, feel, or comprehend; dull or insensitive. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| pariah |
a despised or socially outcast person. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |