| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |