| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| Philistine |
(sometimes lower case) one who is ignorant of, smugly indifferent to, or hostile to aesthetic and cultural values. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |