| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| adherent |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usually followed by "of"). |
| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| diaphanous |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| ubiquitous |
being or appearing to be in all places at the same time; omnipresent. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |
| veritable |
true; authentic; real. |