| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| albeit |
notwithstanding; even though. |
| consolidate |
to join together into a whole; combine. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| foreshadow |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| influx |
the act or an instance of flowing in. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, especially because of cynicism or pessimism. |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |
| voracious |
consuming large quantities of food with greed or great desire; ravenous. |