| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |