acumen (noun)

  • 111clear-sightedness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness, shrewdness …

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  • 112perceptiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration, percipience, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness,… …

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  • 113percipience — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration, perceptiveness, percipiency, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness,… …

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  • 114percipiency — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, perspicacity, sagacity, sageness,… …

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  • 115sageness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Skill in perceiving, discriminating, or judging: acumen, astuteness, clear sightedness, discernment, discrimination, eye, keenness, nose, penetration, perceptiveness, percipience, per cipiency, perspicacity,… …

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  • 116ally — 1. noun close political allies Syn: associate, colleague, friend, confederate, partner, supporter Ant: enemy, opponent 2. verb 1) he allied his racing experience with business acumen Syn: combine, marry …

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  • 117scar — 1. noun 1) the scar on his left cheek Syn: cicatrix, mark, blemish, disfigurement, discoloration, defacement; pockmark, pock, pit; lesion, stigma; birthmark, nevus; (scars) stigmata 2) …

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  • 118understanding — 1. noun 1) test your understanding of the language Syn: comprehension, grasp, mastery, appreciation, knowledge, awareness, skill, expertise, proficiency; informal know how 2) a young man of brilliant understanding Syn …

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  • 119a|cu´mi|na´tion — a|cu|mi|nate «adjective. uh KYOO muh niht, nayt; verb. uh KYOO muh nayt», adjective, verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. –adj. tapering to a point; pointed: »acuminate leaves. –v.t. to make sharp or pointed. ╂[< Latin acūminātus, past participle of… …

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  • 120a|cu|mi|nate — «adjective. uh KYOO muh niht, nayt; verb. uh KYOO muh nayt», adjective, verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. –adj. tapering to a point; pointed: »acuminate leaves. –v.t. to make sharp or pointed. ╂[< Latin acūminātus, past participle of acūmināre s …

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