astute - cunning
dilettante - a person who studies the arts
outlier - the tail regions of the curve for a normal distribution ( read lesser mortals)
burgher - a resident of a Scottish burgh
sobriety - soberness
machiavellian - politically unprincipled, crafty
omniscient - knowing everything
canard - french for duck
non-sequitur - latin for does not follow
segue - to make a transition from one thing to another
apposite - highly pertinent/ appropriate
purvey - to circulate
extraneous - external
internecine - internal conflict

- Got from Michael Lewis' Liar's Poker.

"You want loyalty? Hire a cocker spaniel."
- A trader leaving Solomon Brothers.