| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |