| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| amphitheater |
an oval or round building with seats rising in rows from an open, central area. Amphitheaters are used for sports and other public events. |
| bigot |
one who is prejudiced against and intolerant of any group or belief that is not his or her own, especially religious, racial, or ethnic. |
| carouse |
to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| indeterminate |
not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain. |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| unfrock |
to deprive of priestly status. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |