| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| multifarious |
of or having a great variety of parts, forms, or kinds; many and varied. |
| ramification |
a consequence or related aspect of something; offshoot. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| ungovernable |
unable to be governed, ordered, or controlled; uncontrollable. |