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acumen

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Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight

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adroit

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Dexterous; deft

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ascertain

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To find out, as through investigation or experimentation

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astute

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Shrewd; clever

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circumspect

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Careful; prudent; discreet

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disseminate

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To scatter widely, as in sowing seed

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erudition

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Deep, extensive learing

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pedantic

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Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules

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perspicacious

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Shrewd; clear-sifhted

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pragmatic

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Practical

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precocious

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Exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity

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prolific

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Very productive; producing great quantities

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prospectus

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Formal proposal

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rudimentary

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Basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development

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