| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |