| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |