can·ny \KAN-ee\
adjective
Careful; cautious; prudent.
ob·scu·rant·ism \uhb-SKYOORr-uhn-tiz-uhm\
noun
1. Opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
2. Deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.
than·a·top·sis \than-uh-TOP-sis\
noun
1. A view or contemplation of death.
2. A poem (1817) by William Cullen Bryant.
an·i·mad·vert \an-uh-mad-VURT\
verb
1. To comment unfavorably or critically.
2. Obsolete. To take cognizance or notice of.