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111perspicaciously — See perspicacious. * * * …
112spek- — To observe. Oldest form *spek̑ , becoming *spek in centum languages. Derivatives include espionage, spectrum, despise, suspect, despicable, bishop, and telescope. I. Basic form *spek …
113acute — acutely, adv. acuteness, n. /euh kyooht /, adj. 1. sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain. 2. extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil. 3. (of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic) …
114discriminating — discriminatingly, adv. /di skrim euh nay ting/, adj. 1. differentiating; analytical. 2. noting differences or distinctions with nicety; discerning; perspicacious: a discriminating interpreter of events. 3. having excellent taste or judgment: a… …
115farsighted — farsightedly, adv. farsightedness, n. /fahr suy tid, suy tid/, adj. 1. seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic. 2. seeing to a great distance. 3. wise, as in foreseeing future developments: a farsighted… …
116perspicuous — perspicuously, adv. perspicuousness, n. /peuhr spik yooh euhs/, adj. 1. clearly expressed or presented; lucid. 2. perspicacious. [1470 80; < L perspicuus transparent, equiv. to perspic , s. of perspicere to look or see through (per PER + spicere …
117Robert — /rob euhrt/, n. 1. Henry Martyn /mahr tn/, 1837 1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert s Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915). 2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning glory and bright. * * * (as… …
118Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
119sagacious — sagaciously, adv. sagaciousness, n. /seuh gay sheuhs/, adj. 1. having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer. 2. Obs. keen of scent. [1600 10; SAGACI(TY) + OUS] Syn. 1. wise, sage, discerning,… …
120sharp — sharply, adv. sharpness, n. /shahrp/, adj., sharper, sharpest, v., adv., n. adj. 1. having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife. 2. terminating in an edge or point; not blunt or rounded: The… …
