English Vocab - List 3 First Half

privy

sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)

feign

to pretend

mar

to damage or spoil

acute

sharp, shrewd

supercilious

arrogant and behaving with superiority

divan

sofa or couch, usually without arms or a back

retort

a swift, sharp reply

languid

weak or relaxed

deft

quick and skillful

libel

written, false defamation about a person

wag

jokester

impenetrable

impossible to pass through or enter

haughty

arrogant

rakish

confident and flashy but also can be sketchy

incessant

nonstop

mincing

affectedly dainty

shiftless

lazy

flounce

go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner

strident

loud and harsh

permeate

to spread throughout

prodigality

extravagant wastefulness

erroneous

incorrect

eddies

little swirls of water

homogeneity

the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature

staid

serious and respectable

vacuous

empty

asunder

apart, divided

subterfuge

an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something

insolent

boldly rude/disrespectful

punctilious

punctual and detailed

evasion

avoidance

somnambulatory/sonombulance

relating to sleepwalking/act of sleepwalking

effectual

effective, valid

elongated

lengthened

obliged

forced, obligated