| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| erroneous |
containing or based on a mistake; incorrect. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| redouble |
to make twice as great; renew more vigorously; intensify. |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |
| wean |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute. |