| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| arrogance |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. |
| ethereal |
highly refined; unworldly. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |