| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| cosmic |
of or relating to the universe. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usually on a large scale. |
| gouge |
a cut or hole made with something sharp. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| indefatigable |
persisting tirelessly; untiring. |
| propaganda |
information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |