| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |