| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |