| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |