| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |