| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |