| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |