| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| iota |
an extremely small amount. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| misapprehension |
a failure to understand. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| turbulence |
commotion, violent disorder, or unrest. |