Feign - Facade Flashcards
feign
make believe with the intent to deceive
façade
a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect; the front of a building
brusque
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
dour
silently ill-humored; gloomy; marked by sternness or harshness
wary
on guard; watchful; characterized by caution
entice
to tempt; to intict; to urge or lead astray by exciting hope or desire
abate
to reduce in amount, degress, or intesity; lessen
pervasive
having the quality or tendency to become widespread or permeate
adhere
to stick fast by or as if by suction or glue; to remain devoted to or be in support o f something
versatile
having many skills; competend in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; having great diversity of variety
coherent
marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; sticking together
wane
to decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degress; decline
augment
to make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
extricate
to release from an entanglement or difficult; disengage
conjecture
inference or judgement based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork
languid
lacking energy or vitality; weak; listless; showing little or no spirit or animation