| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |