| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |