GRE Word List
PERSPICACIOUS
of acute mental vision or discernment : keen
The meaning of the word perspicacious is of acute mental vision or discernment : keen.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |