| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |