| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |