| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |