| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |