| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |