| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |