| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |