| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |