| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |