PERSPICACITY

judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement, perspicacity

(noun) the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness

(noun) intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

perspicacity (usually uncountable, plural perspicacities)

Acute discernment or understanding; insight.

The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.

(obsolete) Keen eyesight.

Source: Wiktionary


Per`spi*cac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. perspicacitas: cf. F. perspicacité. See Perspicacious.]

Definition: The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMPULSIVE

(adjective) without forethought; “letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted”


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