| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |