GRE Word List
ACUMEN
keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
The meaning of the word acumen is keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| acetic | vinegary |
| refrain | curb |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |