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perspicuous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

clearly expressed and easy to understand; lucid

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Perspicuous in a sentence

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Her perspicuous explanation made the tax code seem almost simple.

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Far from being the revolutionary thinker his admirers claimed, the philosopher was in fact quite blank, defending the traditional doctrines of his teachers without challenge.

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Perspicuous (adjective) means clearly expressed and easy to understand; lucid
Here is perspicuous used in an example sentence: "Her perspicuous explanation made the tax code seem almost simple."
Common synonyms for perspicuous include lucid, clear, transparent.
Antonyms of perspicuous include obscure, opaque, abstruse.
Perspicuous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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