| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |