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TGG Vocab Demo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reserved | formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship. avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others. |
| Privy | participating in the knowledge of something private or secret. |
| Feign | to make believe/pretend. |
| Levity | a manner lacking seriousness. |
| Mar | to damage, ruin, deface. |
| Abortive | partially or imperfectly developed/vain. |
| Elation | a feeling or state of great joy or pride/exultant gladness/high spirits. |
| Confer | to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor. To consult together. |
| Acute | sharp/intense |
| Savor | to taste or smell. |
| Reproach | an object of scorn or contempt |
| Wistfully/wistful | full of wishful yearning or longing, often with sadness. |
| Supercilious | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. cocky |
| Effeminate | having traits, tastes or habits traditionally considered feminine |
| Pungent | sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell |
| Buoy | to float or rise by reason of lightness |
| Divan | sofa or couch, usually without arms or a back |
| Compulsion | a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will |