| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |