| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| echelon |
a level of authority or rank, as in an organization. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| inexplicable |
unable to be explained or interpreted. |
| inordinate |
beyond the bounds of reason; excessive. |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| subsume |
to classify, consider, or include (an idea, proposition, or the like) in a more comprehensive or general category or principle. |
| troublesome |
causing anxiety, worry, or bother. |
| tyrannical |
imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |