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| To divide and assign according to a plan |
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| To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit |
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| To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: “Avoid... any step that may embroil us with Great Britain” (Alexander Hamilton). |
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| Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed: threadbare excuses. |
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| A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout |
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| To provoke and urge on: troublemakers who incite riots |
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| To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem |
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| An unprincipled, crafty fellow |
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| To infinity; having no end |
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| Of a pleasant disposition; friendly and sociable: a congenial host. |
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| A deceptive stratagem or device: “the paltry subterfuge of an anonymous signature” |
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| An event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; a disaster: A hurricane would be a calamity for this low-lying coastal region. |
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| Extreme or unnatural paleness. |
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| Performed with a natural, offhand ease: glib conversation. |
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