| 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. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |