| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |