apprehensive
adjectiveWorried that something unpleasant may happen.
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Clear all filtersWorried that something unpleasant may happen.
To inform someone of something.
A varied collection or an ordered arrangement of things.
To regard something as caused by, belonging to, or created by a particular source.
To absorb new information or incorporate something into a larger whole.
Something accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.
To reduce the force, intensity, or extent of something.
To regard something as caused by or belonging to someone or something.
Strongly disinclined or opposed to something.
A strong dislike that creates a wish to avoid something.
To contradict an appearance or suggest that something is misleading.
To make someone or something seem less valuable or important.
Left without something needed or valued, often through loss.
To give or confer something, often as an honor.
The level of quality or ability of someone or something.
Sharply critical or sarcastic; literally, able to burn or corrode.
Biting in tone
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To place limits or restrictions on something.
To become tiresome or unpleasant through an excess of something initially pleasing.
Mental activity involved in knowing, thinking, perceiving, or remembering.
Awareness or knowledge of something.
Aware of or having knowledge of something.
Corresponding in size, degree, or value to something else.
Payment for work, or something provided to make up for a loss or disadvantage.
To grasp the meaning, nature, or significance of something.
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