/'ækjʊmɛn, ə'kju:mɛn/ n. Syn. acuteness; insight (思想敏銳) mental keenness; quickness of perception However, her team's political acumen is clearly beyond mine, an Ivy League Medical Science Professor and NOT a Political "Science" Professor.
/dɪ'sɛmb(ə)l/ v. Syn. disguise; pretend (偽裝,做作,掩飾) disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of Even though John tried to dissemble his motive for taking modern dance, we all knew he was there not to dance but to meet girls.
/'mɒdɪkəm/ n. (少量) limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing Although his story is based on a modicum of truth, most of the events he describes are fictitious.