| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| fragility |
the condition of being delicate and easily broken. |
| horticulture |
the art or science of growing vegetables, flowers, fruits, or ornamental plants. |
| immobility |
the state or condition of not moving or being motionless. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| naturalistic |
exhibiting or pertaining to naturalism. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| sedulous |
steady and persistent in an action or duty; diligent. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |