vocab test 3rd quarter

acumen

insightfulness

adept

skillful

adroit

skillful

boorish/boorishness

crude

cerebral

intellectual

churlish

rude, impolite

conscientious

careful, diligent

cosmopolitan

sophisticated, cultured, worldwide

credulity/credulous

the trait of trusting others too much/ gullible

didactic

(often excessively) morally instructive

discern/discerning

perceive, perceptive

epiphany

sudden realization

esoteric

understood only by a few

fastidious

careful, meticulous, exacting

finesse

tact, elegant skill

flummox

confuse

folly

foolishness

foolhardy

recklessly daring

grandiose

pompous, pretentious

inane

senseless, stupid

ineptitude

incompetence

ingenuous

unsophisticated and trusting, naive

lithe

graceful, supple

neophyte

beginner

oversight

mistake

precocious

early development in maturing and intelligence

provincial

narrow-minded, unsophisticated

punctillious

meticulous, attentive to detail

pundit

a knowledgeable commentator

quixotic

foolish

sage

wise

scrupulous

very careful and precise

shrewd

astute, smart

slipshod

careless, sloppy

stupefy, stupefaction

bewilder

susceptible

easily influenced or affected

tractable

easily managed or controlled

uncanny

extraordinary, weird

uncouth

crude

unfathomable

incomprehensible, unbelievable

ungainly

clumsy

urbane

elegant, sophisticated

venerable

commanding respect because of age, dignity

virtuoso, virtuosity

one with exceptional musical skill

wry

clever or grim sense of humor