| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| climactic |
pertaining to, reaching, or being the point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| hiatus |
a gap or break in activity, time, or space; interruption. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| mire |
deep, heavy mud or soil. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| presentiment |
an intuition or sense of something about to happen; foreboding. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |
| virtuoso |
a person who demonstrates exceptional ability, style, or skill, especially in music. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |