| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |