acumen (n)

• Had he possessed the financial acumen to go with his engineering brilliance, he would have made a fortune.
• My only question mark would be over his tactical acumen in the premier league.

the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

belie (V)

• The report belied the real extent of the damage
• Her looks belie her 50 years

Fail to fulfill or justify

belicose (adj)

• Both countries have stepped up their belicose rhetoric
• The current dispute has excited belicose passion

auspicious (adj)

• An auspicious occasion
• She also advises couples wishing to set an auspicious date

bowdlerize (v)

• They bodlerized the book
• He bowdlerized the first chapter of the book

deciduous (adj)

• Do not site your pond too near overhanging trees especially deciduous trees.
• Deciduous tree up to 20m in height.

circumnavigate (v)

• I circumnavigated around the parkinglot until i found a parking spot.
• He circumnavigated around the rock.

circumlocution (n)

• Circumlocution used to avoid the use of " i " which might have seemed arrogant.
• Your sentance conatains many circumocutions.

Churlish (adj)

• Churlish to complain about the software.
• So it seems almost churlish to quibble about a name.

Chromosome (n)

• In extremely unusual cases a female may inherit two abnormal xchromosomes, in which case she will also be affected by the disorder.
• Chromosomes in the nucleus of cells.

antebullum (adj)

• Antebellum period.
• Antebellum homes.

abrogate (v)

• He will not abrogate  the work of the Christ.
• He was abrogated as soon as they found out what he did.

abstemious (adj)

• My mother has a very abstemious diet.
• To stay in shape he eats a very abstemious meal.