| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |