| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| depreciate |
to lower the cost or value of, especially of property for tax purposes, or of money. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| infectious |
able to be given to others by infection. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
| lewd |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| partisan |
devoted to or favoring a particular cause, group, political party, or the like. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| superfluous |
being beyond a sufficient amount; excessive. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| tractable |
easy to manage or guide; docile. |