1. 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

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

3. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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