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31Amin, Idi — ▪ 2004 Idi Amin Dada Oumee Ugandan military officer and president (b. 1924/25, near Koboko, Uganda British Protectorate d. Aug. 16, 2003, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia), took control of Uganda in a military coup in 1971 and for eight years ruled… …
32Surajmal Jat — Maharaja Surajmal Jat Maharaja of Bharatpur Reign 1756 1763 AD Predecessor …
33perspicacity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discernment, discrimination, acuteness, keenness; shrewdness; penetration, insight, acumen. See intelligence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insight, discrimination, penetration; see acumen . III (Roget s… …
34astuteness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sagacity, keenness, shrewdness; see acumen . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, clear sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration,… …
35keenness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insight, sharpness, shrewdness; see acumen , judgment 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A cutting quality: bite, edge, incisiveness, sharpness, sting. See SHARP. 2. Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging:… …
36sagacity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. perspicacity, discernment, shrewdness, wisdom; see acumen , judgment 1 , sense 2. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. intelligence, good judgement, sharpness, astuteness, judiciousness, wisdom, perceptiveness, insight. ANT.:… …
37shrewd — [[t]ʃru͟ːd[/t]] shrewder, shrewdest ADJ GRADED A shrewd person is able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage. She s a shrewd businesswoman... His grey eyes were shrewd but kindly... It… …
38policy — n. 1. Administration, management, government, rule, mode of management, course of action. 2. Cunning, art, address, skill, prudence, shrewdness, worldly wisdom, stratagem, discretion. 3. Wisdom, wit, acumen, shrewdness, astuteness …
39prudence — noun 1) you have gone beyond the bounds of prudence Syn: wisdom, judgment, good judgment, common sense, sense, sagacity, shrewdness, advisability Ant: folly, recklessness 2) financial prudence …
40suave — suave, *urbane, diplomatic, bland, smooth, politic as applied to persons, their demeanor, and their utterances can mean conspicuously and ingratiatingly tactful and well mannered. These words at times can convey so strong a suggestion of… …
