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Acumen
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keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters
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Capricious
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions/ subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
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Discretion
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the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
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Façade
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A. The front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one
B. Any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly C.a superficial appearance or illusion of something: They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth |
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Idiosyncrasy
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a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, esp. susceptibility toward drugs, food, etc. Compare/ a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual
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Macabre
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of, pertaining to, dealing with, or representing death, esp. its grimmer or uglier aspect.
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Presumptuous
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full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought.
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Solicitous
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anxious or concerned (usually fol. by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
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Ubiquitous
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existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
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Veracity
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habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness: He was not noted for his veracity.
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