| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |