| acrimony |
bitterness or sharpness in speech or behavior. |
| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| adversity |
a condition of trouble or difficulty. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| lamentable |
deserving to be mourned or regretted; deplorable; unfortunate; disappointing. |
| languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. |
| marauder |
one who raids or invades in order to plunder. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |