Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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perspicacity | Yes | No | No | No |
guile | Yes | No | No | No |
perspicacity (noun) | guile (noun) |
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the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions | the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) | the quality of being crafty |
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception |