privy
adj. participating in the knowledge of something private or secret
feign
v. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of
levity
n. lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness
abortive
adj. unsuccessful; born prematurely; imperfectly developed
wistfully/wistful
adv./adj. characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning
acute
adj. sharp or severe in effect; intense
supercilious
adj. haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression; arrogant
pungent
adj. sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting
buoy(ed)
v. to keep afloat or support by or as if by a life buoy; keep from sinking
reciprocal
adj. given or felt by each toward the other; mutual
languid
adj. lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
unobtrusively
adv. not noticeably
infinitesimal
adj. indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute
complacency
n. a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
corroborate
v. to make more certain; confirm
peremptory
adj. leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative; positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc.
intimation
n. a hint; suggestion
contiguous
adj. touching; in contact
anemic
adj. lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; listless; weak
discreet
adj. judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; modestly unobtrusive
indeterminate
adj. not clear; vague
rakish
adj. smart; jaunty; dashing; having an appearance suggesting speed
hauteur/haughty
n. haughty manner or spirit; arrogance; pride
adj. disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious
shiftless
adj. lacking in resourcefulness or incentive; inefficient; lazy
innuendo
n. an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature
prodigality
n. wasteful extravagance in spending
vehement
adj. strongly emotional; intense or passionate
homogeneity
n. composition from like parts, elements, or characteristics; state or quality of being homogeneous
staid
adj. of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious
vacuous
adj. without contents; empty
florid
adj. flowery; excessively ornate; showy
corpulent
adj. large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
echolalia
n. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person; the imitation by a baby of the vocal sounds produced by others, occurring as a natural phase of childhood development
jaunty
adj. easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
inept
adj. inappropriate; unsuitable; out of place
asunder
adv./adj. into separate parts; in or into pieces
din
n. a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor
enjoin
v. to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis; to direct or order to do something
chasm
n. a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge
subterfuge
n. an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
insolent
adj. boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting
punctilious
adj. strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions
disconcerting
adj. disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting; confusing, usually in the face of something totally unexpected
retribution
n. requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil; something given or inflicted in such requital; repayment
incredulity
n. the quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe
somnambulatory
adj. like sleepwalking
harrowed
adj. disturbed; distressed
defunct
adj. no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning
obstinate
adj. firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty
vestige
n. a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
nebulous
adj. hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
insidious
adj. stealthily treacherous or deceitful; operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect
meretricious
adj. alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry; based on pretense, deception, or insincerity; pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute
conceit
n. something that is conceived in the mind; a thought; idea
ineffable
adj. incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible
debauchee (debauchery)
n. a person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
lethargic
adj. of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish
menagerie
n. an unusual and varied group of people
dilatory
adj. tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
incarnation
n. an incarnate being or form; a living being embodying a deity or spirit; assumption of human form or nature
affront
n. a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult
refuse
n. something that is discarded as worthless or useless; rubbish; trash; garbage
tumultuous
adj. full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar; noisy
portentous
adj. marvelous; amazing; prodigious; significant
vicariously
adv. with taking the place of another person or thing; with acting or serving as a substitute
rancor
n. bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice
magnanimous
adj. generous in forgiving an insult or injury; proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.
expostulation
n. earnest and kindly protest
truculent
adj. fierce; cruel
rift
n. an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.
redolent
adj. suggestive; reminiscent
garrulous
adj. excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner
fortuitous
adj. happening by chance, esp. by a lucky chance; unplanned; accidental
amorphous
adj. having no pattern, shape, or structure
adventitious
adj. added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly
racy
adj. slightly improper or indelicate; risqu�
pander
v. to give gratification (to weaknesses or desires)
aesthetic
adj. pertaining to a sense of the beautiful
commensurate
adj. having the same measure; of equal extent or duration
elude
v. to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of