Saturday, November 7, 2009
Perspicacious
perspicacious \ˌpur-spi-ˈkā-shəs\ noun: having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning
Etymology: Late Latine perspicācitās discernment, from Latin perspicax sharp-sighted, from perspicere to see through
Don’t confuse perspicacious with yesterday’s entry perspicuous.
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