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What does apprehensive mean?

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Adjective
  1. Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
  2. Perceptive; quick to learn; intelligent; capable of grasping with the mind or intellect.
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On a wet and gloomy afternoon, 21 people gathered in the council chamber of the town hall, looking rather apprehensive and dressed in their best.
But I was feeling so apprehensive that rephrasing my questions was the least of my problems.
He watched the two birds glide away over the waves, an apprehensive glint in his eye.
Those who are not medically insured are particularly apprehensive of the frequently high expense of medical treatment.
He remained apprehensive about returning to the United States, unsure of his legal jeopardy.
However, some residents were a bit apprehensive about having wild carnivorous beasts in their midst.

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