| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| brandish |
to wave or shake (something such as a weapon) in a threatening or agitated manner. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| harangue |
a long, vehement, and often pompous speech or piece of writing, especially such a speech delivered in public; tirade. |
| inaccessible |
hard or impossible to reach, approach, or attain. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| relinquish |
to surrender, release, or let go of; give up. |
| reverent |
characterized by, showing, or feeling great respect and awe mingled with love. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| universality |
the quality, character, or condition of being universal. |