| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |