SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: ACUITY
PRONUNCIATION:
(uh-KYOO-i-tee)
MEANING:(noun):
Sharpness; keenness.
ETYMOLOGY: Via French from Latin acuere (to sharpen).Ultimately
from the Indo-European root ak- (sharp), which is also the source of acrid,
vinegar, acid, acute, edge, hammer, heaven, eager, oxygen, mediocre, paragon,
and acescent. Earliest documented use: 1400.
USAGE: "Birds seek out their own food and build nests for their eggs, some have the mental acuity to know of approaching storms.
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