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Vocab Words- TGG
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Feigned | pretended; sham; counterfeit |
| Hauteur | haughty manner or spirit; arrogance |
| Denizens | an inhabitant; resident |
| Eddies | a current at variance with the main current in a stream or gas. a small whirlpool |
| Gaudiness | brilliantly or excessively showy |
| Prig | a person who displays/demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous/irritating manner |
| Bantering | and exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery |
| Mincing | affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant (of the gait, speech, behaviour, etc.) |
| Corpulent | large or bulky of body; fat |
| Harrowed | disturbed; distressed |
| Lavish | expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion |
| Contemptuous | showing/expressing disdain, scorn; disrespectful |
| Transcendent | going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding |
| Harlequin | (n)a buffoon (adj)fancifully varied in colour, decouration, etc. |
| Punctilious | strict or exact in the observances of the formalities/amenities of conduct or actions |
| Vestige | a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present/in existence |
| Libertine | someone who is morally/sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man |
| Elongating | to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend |
| Apathetically | having or showing little/no emotion |
| Innuendo | an indirect intimation about a person/thing, especially of a derogatory nature |
| Insignia | a badge or distinguishing mark of office or honour |
| Insidious | intended to entrap or beguile |
| Wan | of an unnatural or sickly pallor |
| Spectroscopic | device for producing and observing spectrum of life or radiation from any source. |