| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |