Courage, I seemed to think, comes to us in finatite quantites, like an inheritance, and by being frugal and stashing it away and letting it earn interest, we steadly increase our moral capital in preperation for that day when the account must be drawn.
Own logic- I knew what 'stash' meant based on the several other meanings for the word stash, and the synonyms.
The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.
2. dispense (verb) - to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
It dispensed with all those bothersome little acts of daily courage; it offered hope and grace to the repetitive coward; it justified the past while amortizing the future.
Context clues - The use of the words 'offered', and how the word 'dispensed' clearly means to give.
He dispensed soap from the soap dispensor.
3. aggression (noun) - the action of a state in violating by force the rights of another state, particularly its territorial rights; an unprovoked offensive, attack, or invasion.
A war of national liberation or simple aggression?
Own logic - I previously knew what the word agression meant. Also, context clues include war, and the overall tone of the line.
There was a lot of agression between them.
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