| A | B |
|---|
| candid | completely honest, straightforward |
| conjecture | inference; guesswork |
| didactic | instructive |
| euphemism | a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term |
| extrapolate | to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information |
| incoherent | lacking cohesion or connection |
| insinuate | to imply or communicate stealthily |
| lucid | easily understood; clear |
| rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |
| acumen | quickness, accuracy, and keeness of judgement or insight |
| adroit | dexterous; deft |
| ascertain | to find out, as through investigation or experimentation |
| astute | shrewd; clever |
| circumspect | careful, prudent, discreet |
| disseminate | to scatter widely, as in sowing a seed |
| erudition | deep, extensive learning |
| husbandry | the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding |
| pendantic | excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules |
| perspicacious | shrewd; clear-sighted |
| pragmatic | practical |
| precocious | exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity |
| prospectus | formal proposal |
| rudimentary | basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| callous | emotionally hardened; unfeeling |
| convoluted | intricate; complex |
| enigma | a puzzle, mystery, or riddle |
| inscrutable | difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable |
| reticent | inclined to keep silent; reserved |
| staid | unemotional; serious |
| arcane | unknown or understood by only a few |
| assimilate | to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar |
| autonomy | independence; self-determination |
| cosmopolitan | worldly; widely sophisticated |
| derivative | something that comes from another source |
| entourage | a group of attendants or associates; a retinue |
| esoteric | intended for or understood by only a small group |
| gaffe | a clumsy social error; a faux pas |
| idiosyncrasy | characteristic peculiar to an individual or group |
| insular | isolated; narrow or provincial |
| orthodox | adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion |
| potentate | one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch |
| castigate | to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize |
| censure | to issue official blame |
| denounce | to condemn openly |
| reclusive | seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation |
| relinquish | to retire from; give up or abandon |
| renounce | to give up (a title for example), especially by formal announcement |
| vituperative | marked by harshly abusive condemnation |
| circumscribe | to draw a circle around; to restrict |
| contiguous | sharing an edge or boundary; touching |
