| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |