| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |