| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |