nugatory: adj. trifling; invalid

overweening: adj. presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing

prevaricate: v. to quibble; evade the truth

insouciant: adj. indifferent; lacking concern or care

jocose: adj. fond of joking; jocular; playful

inveigle: v. to win over by flattery or coaxing

limn: v. to draw; describe

froward: adj. stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

I love a word that sounds new and unfamiliar and that you can’t exactly guess the meaning of from just looking at it. Mysterious English.

(Shoes by Gil Torres from Shoegasm, NYC)