| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |