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 |
|---|---|
| unsavory | insipid |
| approbation | commendation |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |