| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| aural2 |
of or relating to the ear or hearing. |
| benefactor |
one who helps or brings good to an individual or an institution, usually by giving money. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| grassroots |
originating with or operating among the common people. |
| indisputable |
not subject to being challenged or denied; unquestionable. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| scourge |
someone or something that inflicts punishment or causes suffering or destruction. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |