April 16, 2027
Perspicacious
adjectiveDefinition
Having sharp mental insight; shrewd. The perspicacious reader picks up on foreshadowing the first time through.
Example Sentence
“She was perspicacious enough to see past the company's polished presentation to the difficulties beneath.”
Etymology
From Latin perspicax (clear-sighted), from perspicere (to see through).
Scrabble Score
P3E1R1S1P3I1C3A1C3I1O1U1S1
PERSPICACIOUS scores 21 points in Scrabble.
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