| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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astute
1) showing a good mind, sagacious; 2) clever, shrewd
His astute generalizations astonished most listeners, who had not expected sagacity from the mouth of a wrestling announcer.
Related English word: astuteness
Latin root words: astutus, astuta, astutum - clever; cunning; astutia, astutiae, f. - adroitness; cunning
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