| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |