tell

1. hearken
Listen carefully
verb

2. acute
Sensitive, keen
adjective

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

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

5. sagacity
High intelligence
and sound
judgment
noun

6. crevice
A narrow
opening
noun

7. scantlings
Small beams
or timbers
noun

8. gesticulations
Energetic hand or
arm movements
noun

9. derision
Contempt;
ridicule
noun

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