- adroit: adj. skillful; clever - syn: dexterous; apt - ant: clumsy ; awkward
- affectation: n. a phony attitude; pose - syn: insincerity; sham - ant: sincerity; genuineness
- bovine: adj. pertaining to cows or cattle
- callow: adj. young and inexperienced - syn: immature - ant: mature; sophisticated
- dichotomy: n. a division into two parts
- fatuous: adj. foolish; inane - syn: silly - ant: sensible; wise
- ferret: v. to search or drive out
- knell: n. a sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral
- laconic: adj. using few words; short; concise - syn: pithy; taciturn - ant: verbose; loquacious
- macroscopic: adj. visible to the naked eye - ant: microscopic
- patent: adj. evident or obvious - syn: indisputable; apparent
- peccadillo: n. a minor offense; a misdeed
- quiddity: n. an essential quality - syn: essence
- rationalize: v. to make an excuse for - syn: justify
- sagacious: adj. wise; having keen perception and sound judgment - syn: shrewd; intelligent - ant: obtuse; fatuous