| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |