| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| bereaved |
in a state of grief over the death of a friend or relative. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| quorum |
the number of members that an organization's rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. |
| refute |
to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove. |
| respective |
of or belonging to each one. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |