apprehensive - feeling anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

complacent - showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements, often without awareness of potential dangers or deficiencies.

contort - to twist or bend out of its normal shape.

mollify - to soothe or calm someone's anger or anxiety.

ominous - giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening or foreboding.

plaintive - sounding sad and mournful.

precede - to come before something in time, order, or position.

profound - very great or intense, often referring to a deep level of thought, knowledge, or emotion.

skeptical - having doubts or reservations about something; not easily convinced.