| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |