| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |