perspicacity
nounKeen insight and an ability to perceive what others may miss.
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Keen insight and an ability to perceive what others may miss.
Clarity and ease of understanding in expression.
Clarity of expression
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Able to influence belief or action through convincing reasons or presentation.
To relate to or concern something, usually in the phrase pertain to.
Direct relevance to the subject being considered.
Relevant to the subject or situation.
Troubled or unsettled.
Troubled or unsettled
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To spread throughout or be present in every part.
Spread widely throughout an area, group, or situation.
Deliberately contrary to what is expected or reasonable; also contrary in an unexpected way.
Deliberately contrary
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A tendency to expect unfavorable outcomes.
Expecting unfavorable outcomes or emphasizing the negative side of a situation.
To make an earnest or formal request, especially to someone in authority.
Childishly irritable over minor frustrations.
A man who repeatedly pursues casual sexual relationships, often unfaithfully.
A person described disparagingly as dismissive of artistic or intellectual interests.
Reasoned inquiry into fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, values, and how to live.
Calm and not easily stirred to emotion.
Calm and unemotional
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Crucially important to the development or outcome of something.
Crucially important
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Presenting another person's words, ideas, or work as one's own without proper acknowledgment.
A familiar statement repeated so often that it offers little insight.
Seeming reasonable or believable, though not established as true.
An excessive abundance or very large amount.
Deeply affecting, often with sadness or tenderness.
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