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J-Cam Vocab test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Supercilious | Behaving as though one thinks they are superior to others |
| Incredulous | Unwilling or unable to believe something |
| Wan | Pale; weak |
| Corroborate | To confirm or validate |
| Intimation | A nonverbal indication, suggestion or hint |
| Hauter | Disdainful pride |
| Credulity | A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true |
| Innuendo | A sly remark that usually references a person's immoral character |
| Vacuous | Having or showing a lack of intelligence |
| Affectation | Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress |
| Punctilious | Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior |
| Somnambulatory/Somnambulism | Sleep walking |
| Meretricious | Attractive, but having no real value or integrity |
| Ineffable | Too great or too extreme to be expressed or described |
| Magnanimous | Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone who has less power than oneself |
| Portentous | Ominous, threatening, or foreboding |
| Truculent | Eager or quick to argue |
| Redolent | Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something |
| Melancholy | Pensive sadness |
| Surmise - Verb | To suppose that something is true without having evidence |
| Surmise - Noun | Supposition that something may be true even though there is no evidence to confirm it |