| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |