| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| 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. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |