| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| altruistic |
unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| codicil |
an addition or appendix, especially one modifying the terms of a will. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| labyrinthine |
complex and intricate to the point of being puzzling. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |