| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |