| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |