| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |