| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |