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1. su·per·cil·i·ous [soo-per-sil-ee-uhs]

–adjective

haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.

[Origin: 1520–30; < L

2. /somnambulatory [som-nam-byuh-leyt, suhm-]

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–adjective

to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.

Origin: 1825–35; < L

3. sump·tu·ous [suhmp-choo-uhs]

–adjective

1. / entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
2. / luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: a sumptuous feast.

[Origin: 1475–85; < L

4. hauteur/0. 10 [hoh-tur; Fr. oh-tœr]

–noun

haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

Origin:
1620–30; < F,

5.  languid/0. 10 / [lang-gwid]

–adjective

1. / lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
2. / lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.
3. / drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.

Origin: 1590–1600; < L

6.  sub·ter·fuge [suhb-ter-fyooj]

–noun

an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

[Origin: 1565–75; < LL

7.  fractious [frak-shuhs]

adjective

1. refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.

2. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man

Origin: 1715–25

8.  effeminate [ih-fem-uh-nit; v. ih-fem-uh-neyt]

adjective

1. (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.

2. characterized by excessive softness, delicacy, self-indulgence, etc.: effeminate luxury.

Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L

9.  privy [priv-ee]

adjective

1. participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually fol. by to ): Many persons were privy to the plot.

2. private; assigned to private uses.

3. belonging or pertaining to some particular person, esp. with reference to a sovereign.

4. secret, concealed, hidden, or secluded.

Origin: 1175–1225; ME

10.  peremptory [puh-remp-tuh-ree, per-uhmp-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

1. leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.

2. imperious or dictatorial.

3. positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc.

Origin: 1505–15; < L