| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| agitation |
the condition of being disturbed, anxious, or upset. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| franchise |
a right or privilege conferred by a government, especially the right to vote or the rights and powers of incorporation. |
| incise |
to cut into the surface of. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| momentous |
very important. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |