Perspicacious vs Perspicuous

Perspicacious vs Perspicuous

Perspicacious – is an adjective and is defined as having a ready insight into understanding things.

a. The perspicacious fireman hurriedly spotted the cause of the fire.
b. The perspicacious instructor had no difficulty in ascertaining those 2 students who were copying in the exam.

Perspicuous – clearly expressed and easily understood.

a. She provides simpler and more perspicuous examples than her mother.
b. Perspicuous mind has gone to the nub of the situation.

Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the right word.

1. The dialect used in the conference was plain, simple and ____________.

a. Perspicacious
b. Perspicuous
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2. Many ____________ stakeholders vended their shares long before the market collided.

a. Perspicacious
b. Perspicuous
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3. The study of rehabilitated spirituality set forth in the books is ____________.

a. Perspicuous
b. Perspicacious
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4. Using his ____________ mind, Jatin effortlessly resolved the clandestine.

a. Perspicacious
b. Perspicuous
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5. He was ____________ and honest enough to acknowledge to himself the danger of such a stand.

a. Perspicuous
b. Perspicacious

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