| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |