| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |