| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |