v to detect with the senses; to recognize or identify as separate or distinct; to come to know or recognize mentally di-ˈsərn discern confuse, mistake, mix up behold, catch, see, distinguish discerner, discernible, discernibly

feign v to give a false appearance of; induce as a false impression fān feign n/a act, assume, bluff, fake, pretend feigner

adj markedly short and abrupt; blunt in manner or speech often to the point of harshness ˈbrəsk brusque circuitous, mealymouthed abrupt, bluff, blunt, curt brusquely, brusqueness

adj free from bias, prejudice, or malice; marked by honest sincere expression ˈkan-dəd candid dissembling, uncandid, unforthcoming frank, direct, forthcoming, honest candidly, candidness

dour adj stern, harsh; obstinate, unyielding; gloomy, sullen ˈdu̇r benign, benignant, gentle, mild austere, grim, fierce, forbidding dourly, dourness

furtive adj done by stealth; obtained underhandedly ˈfər-tiv open, overt, public sneaky, shady, shifty, sly furtively, furtiveness

wanton adj archaic, hard to control; being without check or limitation ˈwȯn-tən wanton clean, decent, wholesome bawdy, coarse, crude, indecent wantonly, wantonness

augment v to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense ȯg-ˈment augment decrease, diminish supplement, amplify augmentation, augmentable

bereft adj deprived; made unhappy through a loss bi-ˈreft replete; well-provided Bereaved; wanting; without

deploy v to position; to utilize; to form up di-ˈplȯi n/a station; organize deployer, deployment

agonistic adj prone to argue; striving for effect ag-uh-’niss-tik easy-going argumentative, determined agonistically

n strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage ˈfȯr-tə-ˌtüd fortitude fearfulness; timidity steadfastness; meddle n/a

gape v to stare with open mouth; to open widely ˈgāp n/a gawk; ogle gapingly

gibe v, n to utter taunting words, an expression of scorn ˈjīb compliment; praise ridicule; deride n/a

guise n an external appearance; cover; mask ˈgīz n/a costume; semblance n/a

adj intended to deceive; sly; treacherous; awaiting a chance to entrap in-ˈsi-dē-əs insidious frank; ingenuous cunning; perfidious insidiously, insidiousness

intimation n a hint; indirect suggestion intəˈmāshən n/a clue; inkling

opulent adj wealthy; luxurious; grandiose o-pu-lənt wretched; destitute rich; plentiful; abundant opulence, opulently

pliable adj easily bent; flexible; easily influenced ˈplī-ə-bəl rigid; recalcitrant supple; adaptable; resilient pliability, pliably

reiterate v to say again rē-ˈi-tə-ˌrāt n/a restate; recapitulate reiteration, reiterative

stolid adj not easily moved mentally or emotionally ˈstä-ləd emotional; sensitive impassive; phlegmatic stolidity, stolidly

tentative adj experimental in nature; uncertain ˈten-tə-tiv\ definite; confirmed provisional; inconclusive tentatively, tentativeness

unkempt adj not combed; untidy; rude -ˈkem(p)t\ tidy; neat; natty disheveled; disordered n/a

verbatim adj, adv word-for-word; exactly as said/written (ˌ)vər-ˈbā-təm\ verbatim paraphrased exact; precisely n/a