| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |