| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| captivate |
to charm or fascinate, as by beauty or wit; enthrall. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| fallacy |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held. |
| hew |
to follow or obey strictly. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| iniquity |
great injustice or wickedness. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| reconstitute |
to put together or form again. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| substantive |
of or pertaining to the fundamental nature or concerns of something; essential. |
| turgid |
overwrought in language or style; too solemn or too ornate; inflated; bombastic. |
| umbrage |
a feeling of offense, irritation, or resentment. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |