Level H Unit 10

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acumen

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(n.) keenness of insight; quickness or accuracy of judgement
syn- perspicacity, shrewdness, acuity
ant- ignorance, stupidity, obtuseness

(v.) to act as judge in a matter; to settle through the use of a judge or legal tribunal
syn- arbitrate, referee, mediate

(n.) a chronological misplacing of events, objects, customs, or persons in regard to each other
syn- chronological error

(adj.) of doubtful or questionable authenticity
syn- fictitious, mythical, spurious, bogus
ant- authentic, genuine, true

(n.) a difference or inequality in age, rank, degree, amount, or quality; a dissimilarity, unlikeness
syn- discrepancy, incongruity
ant- similarity, likeness, congruity

(v.) to hide or disguise one's true thoughts, feelings, or intentions
syn- pretend, misrepresent
ant- reveal

(adj.) derived from, dependent upon, or guided by practical experience, observation, or experiment, rather than by theory; so verifiable
syn- observed, pragmatic
ant- theoretical, hypothetical, conjectural

(adj.) highly elaborate or ornate; vividly colored; strikingly brilliant or bold
syn- ostentatious, florid
ant- stadium sedate, decorous, seemly, sober

(adj.) offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening
syn- inordinate, repulsive
ant- understated, muted, restrained, agreeable

(v.) to kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire; to destroy or renounce for the sake of another
syn- kill
ant- save, preserve