| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| audacity |
courage or boldness often combined with daring or recklessness. |
| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| finite |
limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| incongruity |
the condition of being inappropriate or inconsistent. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| ire |
anger or wrath. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| psyche |
the mental makeup of a person or group. |