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  • 41shrewd — adjective Etymology: Middle English shrewed, from shrewe + 1 ed Date: 13th century 1. archaic mischievous 2. obsolete abusive, shrewish 3. obsolete ominous, dangerous …

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  • 42perspicuous and perspicuity —    Clearly expressed; lucid; easy to understand, especially because of clarity and precision of presentation. The quality of being perspicuous is perspicuity. (pron. pr spik yoo es, pr spe kyoo e tee) Not to be confused with perspicacious. One… …

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  • 43clear-eyed — adjective mentally acute or penetratingly discerning too clear eyed not to see what problems would follow chaos could be prevented only by clear sighted leadership much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument • Syn: ↑clear… …

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  • 44clear-sighted — adjective 1. having sharp clear vision • Similar to: ↑sighted 2. mentally acute or penetratingly discerning too clear eyed not to see what problems would follow chaos could be prevented only by clear sighted leadership much too perspicacious to… …

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  • 45per´spi|ca´cious|ly — per|spi|ca|cious «PUR spuh KAY shuhs», adjective. 1. keen in observing and understanding; discerning: »perspicacious wit. SYNONYM(S): shrewd, acute. 2. Archaic. clear sighted. ╂[< Latin perspicāx, ācis (with English ous) sharp sighted <… …

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  • 46per|spi|ca|cious — «PUR spuh KAY shuhs», adjective. 1. keen in observing and understanding; discerning: »perspicacious wit. SYNONYM(S): shrewd, acute. 2. Archaic. clear sighted. ╂[< Latin perspicāx, ācis (with English ous) sharp sighted < perspicere to see… …

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  • 47Perspicacity — Per spi*cac i*ty, n. [L. perspicacitas: cf. F. perspicacit[ e]. See {Perspicacious}.] The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of intelligence; acute discernment. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 50The Criminal Code — Infobox Film name = The Criminal Code caption = Original publicity poster director = Howard Hawks producer = Harry Cohn Frank Fouce writer = Martin Flavin (play) Fred Niblo, Jr. Seton I. Miller starring = Walter Huston Phillips Holmes… …

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