Englsh TGG vocab

prohibition

N - in the 1920s, the period of time when the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages were made illegal by the 18th amendment.

flapper

n the 1920’s a fashionable young women intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior

privy

adj sharing in the knowledge (of something secret or private)

feign

N to pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

levity

humor or frivolity, esp. the treatment of a serious matter with humor or n a manner lacking due respect

marred

impair the appearance of; disfigure; ro spoil

clan

N a group of close knit and interrelated families

grave

adj serious in manner

convictions

n a firm belief in something

epigram

n a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in an amusing or creative way

sinister

adj giving the impression that something hurtful or evil is happening or will happen

reproach

n disappointment or disapproval

fractiousness

n the state of being unruly or quarrelsome

superciliousness

adj behaving or acting as if one thinks one s superior to others

languid

adj (of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

infintesimal

adj extremely small

extemporize

v improvise

vigil

n a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, esp. to keep watch or pray

cynical

adj believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity

oculist

n a person who specializes in the medical treatment of diseases of defects of the eye; an ophthalmologist

countenance

n a persons face or facial expression

ectoplasm

n ethereal, ghostly substance

hauteur

n arrogance

incessant

adj continuing without pause or interuption

incredulous

adj/adv skeptical doubtful

gaudy

adj extravagantly bright or showy, typically as to be tastless

innuendo

n an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one

flank

n the side of a formation

caterwaul

n cry

subterfuges

n deceit used in order to achive one’s goal