| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |