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Jaded

Being jaded is feeling or showing a lack of interest and excitement caused by having done or experienced too much of something

Rockaway

a light four-wheel carriage with a fixed top and open sides

Discernment

the ability to see and understand people, things, or situations clearly and intelligently

Propensity

It is often an intense natural inclination or preference

Droll

Having an odd or amusing personality

Quadroon

A person who is one-quarter black by descent

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood and behaviour

Supercillious

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

Repose

A state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

Diminutive

Extremely or unusually small

Treadle

a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine; a platform, as on a bus or trolley car, for opening an exit door

Insidious

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Comtemptuous

the feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn

Evinced

reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); reveal; be evidence of; indicate

Imperiling

put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed

Festoon

A chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration

Sardonically

Grimly mocking or cynical

Suffused

Gradually spread through or over

Pirogue

A long narrow canoe made from a single tree trunk, especially in Central America and the Carribean

Piquant

Having a pleasant, spicy taste