| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |