Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Perspicacious

Perspicacious (perspi'kaSHes) a.

having a ready insight into and understanding of things: it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter.

Derivatives
per-spi-ca-cious-ly adverb

ORIGIN early 17th century: from Latin perspicax, perspicac-"seeing clearly"+ACIOUS.

3 comments:

  1. Something I wish I were. ~ Mrs. Potvin

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  2. i think every one of the Houstons in some way can claim this word as a part of who they are:)

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  3. Naomi,.I took the Jane Austen Character Quiz--I am Anne Elliot of Persuasion. I think I saw the movie once, but I don't remember a whole lot about it--I shall have to watch it again!

    We love your sweet family and are praying, as so many others.

    In Christ,
    Mrs. Olsen

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