| Term | Definition |
|---|
| conjecture | reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence |
| didactic | instructive (especially excessively) |
| rhetoric | study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) |
| acumen | shrewdness shown by keen insight |
| adroit | skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends |
| circumspect | careful; prudent; discreet |
| erudition | deep, extensive learning |
| husbandry | the application of scientific principles to agriculture, animal breeding |
| pedantic | excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules |
| perspicacious | shrewd; clear-sighted |
| pragmatic | concerned with practical matters |
| precocious | exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity |
| prospectus | formal proposal |
| conciliatory | appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile |
| indict | to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime |
| parity | functional equality |
| rectitude | moral uprightness; righteousness |
| repudiate | to reject the validity or authority of |
| sanctimonious | feigning piety or righteousness |
| solicitous | concerned |
| sophistry | plausible but misleading or fallacious argument |
| veracity | adherence to the truth; truthfulness |
| vindicate | to free from blame |
| chicanery | trickery or subterfuge |
| obsequious | fawning and servile |
| sycophant | insincere, obsequious flatterer |
| eminent | distinguished; prominent |
| magnanimous | courageously or generously noble in mind and heart |
| defunct | no longer existing or functioning |
| expurgate | to remove objectionable content before publication or release |
| extirpate | to destroy |
| raze | to level to the ground; demolish |
| supplant | to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics |
| stymie | To thwart or stump |
| abase | To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem |
| deride | to mock contemptuously |
| effrontery | Brazen boldness; presumptuousness |
| ignominy | great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct |
| impugn | to attack as false or questionable |
| pejorative | disparaging, belittling, insulting |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful |
| litigious | prone to engage in lawsuits |
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