It's said that he is a master of intrigue.
All night the mother kept vigil over the sick child.
There is no tangible evidence to support her claim.
Cynical people say there is no such thing as true love.
1.intrigue [ɪnˋtrig]
(n.) a secret scheme
the practice of engaging in secret schemes
(v.t.) to get, make, or accomplish by secret scheming
to arouse the interest, desire, or curiosity of
* The king's younger brother took part in the intrigue.
* They are intriguing against the government.
2.vigil [ˋvɪdʒəl]
(n.) a watch formerly kept on the night before a religious feast with prayer or other devotions
the day before a religious feast observed as a day of spiritual preparation
evening or nocturnal devotions or prayers
the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
an act or period of watching or surveillance
3.tangible [ˋtændʒəb!]
(adj.) capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch
capable of being precisely identified or realized by the mind
capable of being appraised at an actual or approximate
* Their sense of relif was almost tangible.
4.cynical [ˋsɪnɪk!]
(adj.) having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic
contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives
based on or reflecting a belif that human conduct is motivated prtmarily by self-interest
* People are so cynical nowadays.
* She's become more cynical in her old age.
5.sophisticate [səˋfɪstɪ͵ket]
(v.t.) to alter deceptively
to deprive of genuineness, naturalness, or simplicity
to make complicated or complex
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