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Acumen

Quickness and keenness in understanding and judgment

Antithesis

The direct opposite or contrast

Ascribe

Attribute or credit something to a particular cause or source

Eschew

Deliberately avoid or abstain from

Esoteric

Intended for or understood by only a specific group , due to specialized knowledge

Exculpate

Clear from blame or guilt

Fastidious

Showing great care and attention to detail; hard to please

Feign

Pretend or simulate

Furtive

Sneaky or secretive, especially due to guilt

Lament

Express deep sorrow or regret

Myopic

Short-sighted, either literally or figuratively

Nonchalant

Appearing casually calm or indifferent

Pensive

Engaged in deep or serious thought

Portend

Indicate or warn that something, often unpleasant is going to happen

Provincial

Narrow in perspectives not sophisticated

Salutary

Beneficial, especially in promoting health or wellbeing

Somnolent

Sleepy or drowsy

Stoic

Unaffected by pain or distress; showing no emotion

Supersede

Replace or take the place of

Tout

Promote or praise energetically

Churlish

Rude or lacking good manners

Clandestine

Secretive, often because the activity is illicit

Complacent

Smugly self-satisfied, often without awareness of potential dangers

Cumbersome

Large, heavy, slow, or complicated

Droll

Amusing in a quirky or unusual way

Eccentric

Deviating from conventional behavior; quirky

Limpid

Clear, transparent, or easy to understand

Mawkish

Overly sentimental in a way that seems exaggerated or insincere

Obeisance

A gesture of respect or deference

Ostentatious

Showy or designed to impress

Panacea

A solution or remedy for all problems or difficulties

Perfunctory

Done without enthusiasm or effort

Perilous

Full of danger or risk

Preclude

Prevent or make impossible

Predilection

Preference or bias towards something

Rapacious

Aggressively greedy or covetous

Spartan

Marked by simplicity, frugality and avoidance of luxury

Truculent

Defiant or confrontational