| A | B |
| apprehension | anxiety or fear about the future; noun |
| harbinger | something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner; noun |
| ominous | menacing; threatening; adj |
| premonition | a feeling about the future; noun |
| timorous | timid; fearful about the future; adjective |
| trepidation | uncertainty; apprehension; noun |
| innovative | introducing something new; adj |
| naive | lacking sophistication |
| nascent | coming into existence; emerging; adj |
| novel | stikingly new or unsual; noun/adj |
| novice | a beginner; noun |
| candor | sincerity; openness; noun |
| frank | open and sincere in expression; straightforward; adj |
| arid | describing a dry, rainless climate; adj |
| conflagration | a widespread fire; noun |
| nocturnal | of or occurring in the night; adj |
| sonorous | producing a deep or full sound; adj |