| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |