| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |