1. hearken
verb
Listen carefully

2. acute
adjective
Sensitive, keen

3. dissimulation
noun
Hiding of one’s
feelings or
purposes

4. profound
adjective
Intellectually deep;
Getting to the
bottom of the matter

5. sagacity
noun
High intelligence
and sound
judgment

6. crevice
noun
A narrow
opening

7. scantlings
noun
Small beams
or timbers

8. gesticulations
noun
Energetic hand or
arm movements

9. derision
noun
Contempt;
ridicule

10. dissemble
verb
Conceal under a false
appearance; to conceal
the truth of one’s true
feelings or motives