GRE Word List

PERSPICUITY

plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation

The meaning of the word perspicuity is plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation.

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cronea cruel or ugly old woman
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
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