| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |