SAT vocabulary

Acute

Having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd.

Example

"His acute observations about the market trends proved invaluable to the company."

Etymology

From Latin acutus 'sharp,' past participle of acuere 'to sharpen,' from acus 'needle.'

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