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 |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| quench | put out |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
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| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |