GRE Word List
ASTUTE
wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage
The meaning of the word astute is wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage.
Random words
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arbitrate | act as judge (at the request of both sides) |
gradation | series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression |
cascade | small waterfall |
enfranchise | admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise |
bookish | fond of books and reading |
pedagogue | teacher; CF. child leader |
leniency | mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment |
brag | boast |
crest | top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird |
optimist | person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism |