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Astute- clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd

An astute merchandising program.

An astute manipulation of facts.

Beseech-to beg eagerly for; solicit.
They besought him to go at once.
We beseech you to give authors back their rights.
Capitulate-to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way.
You must capitulate, surrender, jump in and go with the flow.
Deprecating-to express earnest disapproval of.
I deorecate you have mariage to him.
Glean-to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
But at this point, it's hard to glean much from the fundamentals.
When the other side is speaking, you can glean valuable information.
Obfuscate-to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
To obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.
He was obfuscate when he saw the trick.
Pathos-the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion.
The ensuing confrontation is at once bleakly funny and ridden with pathos.
The final scene was an odd mixture of chaos and pathos.
Primeval-of or pertaining to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
In the rather more primeval bubbling of a moka, things aren't so precise.
Salubrious-favorable to or promoting health; healthful:
It looks like your salubrious.
Solicitous-anxious or concerned solicitous about a person's health.
He was always solicitous to please.
Albeit-although; even if:
A peaceful, albeit brief retirement.
Then the tide seemed to turn for the Wildcats, albeit briefly.
Bereft-a simple past tense and past participle of bereave.to deprive and make desolate, especially by death
He was emotionally withdrawn and appeared bereft of any social sensitivity.
Gift cards have long been a popular option for holiday shoppers who are short on time and bereft of ideas.
Gratis-without charge or payment; free:
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