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sagacity

noun

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Sound judgment and keen understanding.

The mediator's sagacity helped the group resolve an old dispute.

Dictionary practice example.

At a furniture workshop, Eleni showed perspicacity when she noticed that fresh paint concealed an uneven repair on a donated desk. Her mentor's sagacity appeared in the decision to examine the structure before approving another cosmetic change.

From A Closer Look at the Old Desk.

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