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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Complacent | showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements: |
| feign | pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury): |
| incredulous | (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something |
| intimation | an indication or hin |
| supercilious | behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others |
| cower | crouch down in fear |
| deft | neatly skillful and quick in one's movements |
| intersperse | scatter among or between other things; place here and there |
| languid | displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed |
| strident | loud and harsh; grating |
| sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated |
| elicit | evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions |
| valor | great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle |
| denizen | an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place |
| jauntily | light or carefree manner |
| dilatory | slow to act |
| ingratiate | bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them |
| insidious | proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects |
| laudable | (of an action, idea, or goal) deserving praise and commendation |
| perturb | make (someone) anxious or unsettled |
| tenative | not certain or fixed; provisional |
| tumult | a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people |
| portenous | prophetic indication or significance |
| vicarious | experienced at secondhand |
| formidable | extremely impressive in strength or excellence |