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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| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
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| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
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| victuals | food usable by people |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |