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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laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
slanderto utter slander against : defame
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless