| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| indemnity |
insurance against damage, loss, or liability. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |