| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |