| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |