| A | B |
|---|
| feign | to make believe; pretend |
| supercilious | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; cocky |
| pungent | sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell |
| divan | sofa or couch, usually without arms or back |
| reciprocal | given or felt by each toward the other; mutual |
| languid | lacking energy or vitality; weak |
| settee | a seat for two or more persons |
| rotogravure | a print made by a photomechanical process using a copper cylinder |
| libel | a false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation |
| borough | district |
| proprietor | property owner; business manager |
| haughty/hauteur | pride, arrogance, cockiness |
| wave | women's hairdo from the 1920s |
| omnibus | a bus or long motor vehicle |
| harlequin | fancy variation in color |
| innuendo | an indirect hint or suggestion about a person or thing, especially of an insulting or an offensive nature |
| prodigality | extravagant wastefulness |
| vacuous | empty; lacking ideas or intelligence; stupid |
| corpulent | plump; large or bulky in body |
| caterwauling | a shrill howl; screech |
| insolent | boldly rude; disrespectful |
| punctilious | painstaking; meticulous; strict attention to minute details |
| somnambulance | sleepwalking |
| juxtaposition | placing two or more things side by side to emphasize the link or contrast |
| beaux | boyfriends |
| harrowed | distressed |
| tonic | anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally |
| postern | a private entrance or any entrance other than the main one |
| disheveled | hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt; untidy |
| nebulous | hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused |
