Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of-
Perspicacity
a) Bad
b) Shrewd
c) Hazy
d) Clear

Answer 1

Hint: The dictionary meaning of the given word ‘perspicacity' is ‘the quality of having a ready insight into things, shrewdness.

Complete answer:
The word ‘perspicacity' is a noun. A perspicacious person is someone who has a keen judgment or understanding; acutely perceptive. It means being perceptive with a clear vision and good judgment. An example of something perspicacious is a CEO who guessed that the company needed a new direction.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Bad. It is an adjective which means something of low quality or poor standard. For example, the clothes are bad.
Option ‘b’ is Shrewd. It is an adjective which means having or showing sharp powers of judgment, astute. For example A shrewd east wind.
Option ‘c’ is Hazy. It is an adjective which means covered by haze. For example, It was a beautiful day but hazy.
Option ‘d’ is Clear. It is an adjective which means easy to perceive, understand, or interpret. For example, It is very clear.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct option. Here, the option which best expresses the means of ‘perspicacity' is ‘shrewd’. Hence, option b is the correct option.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions, you must know the meaning of all the options. Don’t confuse between ‘clear’ and ‘shrewd’.