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UKPerspicacity
/pəspɪkˈæsɪti/
/pɚspɪkˈæsɪɾi/Perspicacity
[NOUN]1
the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
2
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
Examples
1. Perspicacity suggests simplicity.
2. And he comes to the end of this and he says, 'And, in conclusion, I am so honored to know that you folks have the keenness and the perspicacity for recognizing monumental genius.
3. Defenders of the test agree that grades are important but they also argue that it's better to have more information about an applicant especially considering that grade inflation is a lot more common in some high schools than others but with the standardized test, everyone's taking the same thing and is scored the exact same way and the testing industry claimed that the test are continually evolving to better measure relevant skills and test that students are actually learning in high school rather than whether they can remember the definition of legerdemain and perspicacity.
4. But the problem is that we also have to try to develop the wisdom and the perspicacity to recognize we are not assembly line workers.
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