| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |