Words for Intelligence & Perception

Question 1

Perspicacious

Answer 1

Perspicacious – /ˌpɜːrspɪˈkeɪʃəs/ (per-spi-KAY-shus)
Meaning: Having keen insight and understanding.
Example: The detective’s perspicacious mind solved the case in no time.

Question 2

Esoteric

Answer 2

Esoteric – /ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk/ (es-uh-TER-ik)
Meaning: Understood by only a small group with specialized knowledge.
Example: The professor’s lecture on quantum mechanics was too esoteric for most students.

Question 3

Serendipity

Answer 3

Serendipity – /ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪti/ (seh-ren-DIP-ih-tee)
Meaning: The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Example: Discovering an old friend in a foreign country was pure serendipity.

Question 4

Taciturn

Answer 4

Taciturn – /ˈtæsɪtɜːrn/ (TAS-ih-turn)
Meaning: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech.
Example: The taciturn CEO rarely spoke at meetings, but when he did, everyone listened.