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acuity

nounCommon GRE wordMore A words

sharpness of perception, thought, or insight

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Acuity in a sentence

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Years of practice gave the chess master remarkable mental acuity.

Synonyms
sharpnesskeennessacutenessperceptiveness
Antonyms
dullnessobtuseness

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The new intern was so blank that she completed in two days a backlog her predecessor had let pile up for weeks.

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Acuity (noun) means sharpness of perception, thought, or insight
Here is acuity used in an example sentence: "Years of practice gave the chess master remarkable mental acuity."
Common synonyms for acuity include sharpness, keenness, acuteness, perceptiveness.
Antonyms of acuity include dullness, obtuseness.
Acuity is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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