Acumen
Ability to make quick and good judgements
“Business acumen” (business smarts)
“Mrs. Whitwell has good acumen”
Aplomb
Self confident
“You received that award with aplomb”
Agency
Intervention
Producing an effect (facilitates something)
“Canals carved by the agency of the running water”
Cause & effect
Clout
Influence or power
“I knew he carried a lot of clout”
“Donald Trump want clout, but does not have it”
Dogged
Showing tenacity (persistence)
“Dogged determination”
Dog with a bone won’t give up
Duress
Actions brought to bear on someone to do something against their will
“He put me under duress”
How police get a confession out of you
Impotent
Useless/ powerless
Kinda like guileless
Indefatigable
Persisting tirelessly
Like dogged
(Keep going for it)
Inexorable
Impossible to stop or prevent
(Something unstoppable that’s running wild)
Can’t stop the spread of AI
Intrepid
Fearless/adventurous
“Our intrepid reporter”
(They’re gonna get their story no matter what).
Like audacious
Malleable
Easily influenced
Opposite of recalcitrant
Spurious
Not genuine, fake, phony
(Two faced)
Ubiquitous
Everywhere
Vehement
Showing strong feelings/forceful
Like a protesters
(Like dogged)
Passionate protester
Volition
Free choice
(Of your own volition)
