| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |