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TGG Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Feign | pretend to be affected by |
| Supercilious | behaving or acting superior to others |
| Conscientious | wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly. |
| Reciprocal | given, felt, or done in return |
| Complacent | showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements |
| Infinite | without boundaries, too numerous to count |
| Anon | in a short time, soon |
| Intimation | make known subtly and indirectly; hint |
| Infinite | without boundaries, too numerous to count |
| Contiguous | connecting without a break; uninterrupted |
| Facet | aspect ;side; phase |
| Cower | to crouch as in fear or shame |
| Interpose | to step in between parties; intervene |
| Apathetic | not interested or concerned |
| Languid | lacking in spirit or interest |
| Imply | to indicate or address without explicitly saying |
| Strident | having a shrill, irritating quality or character |
| Deft | nimble; skillful; clever |
| Clad | dressed, covered |
| Permeate | to pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate. |
| Innuendo | an indirect comment about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. |
| Erroneous | containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong. |
| Vehement | strongly emotional; intense or passionate. |
| Cordial | courteous and gracious; friendly; warm. |
| Impetuous | characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive. |
| Vacuous | lacking in ideas or intelligence. |
| Corpulent | large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat. |
| Provincial | having the manners, and viewpoints considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal. |
| Din | a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor. |
| Knickerbocker | any New Yorker. |
| Fluctuate | to change continually; shift back and forth. |
| Sporadic | appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional. |
| Divine retribution | punishment from a higher being for bad deeds or transgressions. |
| Rajah | a king or prince in India; a minor chief or dignitary. |
| Elicit | to draw or bring out or forth; reduce; evoke. |
| Valor | heroic courage; bravery. |
| Somnambulatory | related to sleepwalking. |
| Denizen | an inhabitant; a resident; one that frequents a particular place. |
| Jaunty | easy and sprightly in manner or bearing. |
| Rout | an overwhelming defeat. |
| Suppress | to do away with; abolish; stop. |
| Innumerable | very numerous; incapable of being counted; countless. |
| Ecstatic | subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous. |
| Reproach | to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame. |
| Serf | a slave. |
| Obstinate | inflexible; stubborn; not yielding. |
| Exult | to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice; be highly elated or jubilant. |
| Hulking | heavy and clumsy; bulky. |
| Nebulous | hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused. |
| Laudable | deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable. |
| Insidious | intended to entrap or trick. |
| Repose | peace; tranquility; calm. |
| Debauch | an uninhibited spree or party. |
| Antecedent | a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon. |
| Ingratiate | to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others by deliberate effort. |
| Perturb | to throw into great disorder; derange; bother; annoy. |
| Dilatory | tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy. |
| Desolate | barren or laid waste; devastated; deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely. |
| Elusive | hard to express or define; cleverly or skillfully evasive. |
| Lapse | a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure, to come to an end; stop. |
| Insistent | earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent. |
| Tentative | unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant. |
| Abrupt | sudden or unexpected. |
| Tumult | uproar; disorder; highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling. |
| Portentous | ominous, predictive of future bad events. |
| Irreverent | not respectful; critical of what is generally accepted or respected. |
| Vicarious | taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute. |
| Rancor | resentment or ill will; hatred; malice. |
| Formidable | of great strength; forceful; powerful. |
| Humidor | a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist. |
| Indiscernible | cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible. |
| Settee | a seat for two or more persons, having a back and usually arms, and often upholstered. |
| In cahoots | (Phrase) -in partnership; in league with; in conspiracy |
| Divot | a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke. |
| Garrulous | excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters. |
| Incoherent | without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling. |
| Conceivable | imaginable; believable. |
| Forlorn | desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance. |
| 10. Laden | burdened; loaded down. |
| Pasquinade | a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place. |
| Derange | to disturb the condition, action, or function of; to make insane. |
| Surmise | to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess. |
| Superfluous | being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary or needless. |
| Elocution | a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public. |
| Unutterable | unspeakable; beyond expression. |
| Subtle | difficult to perceive or understand. |
| Orgastic | at the height of emotional excitement. |
| Borne | carried. |
| Ceaselessly | without stopping or pausing; unendingly; incessantly. |