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perspicacity

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Keen insight and an ability to perceive what others may miss.

Her perspicacity helped her recognize the flaw in a persuasive argument.

Dictionary practice example.

At a furniture workshop, Eleni showed perspicacity when she noticed that fresh paint concealed an uneven repair on a donated desk.