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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
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