| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |