Perceptive
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

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KEEN
A funeral lament sung with loud wailing

SAGE
Aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

WISE
Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

NICE
A city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

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ALERT
A warning serves to make you more alert to danger

AWARE
Bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"

CLEAR
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

QUICK
Accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

READY
Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"

ALIVE
Possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"

SHARP
Quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

SMART
Be the source of pain

SOUND
The subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"

ACUTE
A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

SEGUE
The act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another

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ASTUTE
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

COGENT
Powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

ARGUTE

SOPHIC

CLEVER
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

DANITY

SHREWD
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

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TACTFUL
Showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people; "by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill"

KNOWING
A clear and certain mental apprehension

MINDFUL
Bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action"

POLITIC
Marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"

SENSILE

ALIVETO

GNOSTIC
An advocate of Gnosticism

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SENTIENT
Endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence

SENSIBLE
Showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

PIERCING
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

LUMINOUS
Softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"

DELICATE
Exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

INCISIVE
Suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"

JUDICIAL
Expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett

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SAGACIOUS
Skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman"

SENSITIVE
Someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"

COVERSANT

TRENCHANT
Characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"

ONTHEBALL

RECEPTIVE
Open to arguments, ideas, or change; "receptive to reason and the logic of facts"

PROVIDENT
Providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"

JUDICIOUS
Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

FARSEEING
Capable of seeing to a great distance

CONSCIOUS
(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; "few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"; "conscious of having succeeded"; "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy

COGNIZANT
(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"

ATTENTIVE
(often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"

COGNISANT
(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"

OBSERVANT
(of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs; "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed limit"

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DISCERNING
Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence"

RESPONSIVE
Reacting to a stimulus; "the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons"

SUSCEPTIVE

PREHENSIVE

PREHENSILE
Adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; "a monkey's prehensile tail"

PERCIPIENT
A person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

LONGHEADED

PERCEPTIVE
Of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties"

OMNISCIENT
Infinitely wise

INSIGHTFUL
Exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception; "an insightful parent"; "the chapter is insightful and suggestive of new perspectives"-R.C.Angell

FORESEEING

IMPRESSIVE
Producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"

FARSIGHTED
Able to see distant objects clearly

ALLKNOWING

DIPLOMATIC
Using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject"

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SUSCEPTIBLE
(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"

QUICKWITTED

SHARPWITTED

SENSITIVETO

PERSPICUOUS
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"

PENETRATING
Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor"

LONGSIGHTED
Capable of seeing to a great distance

INTELLIGENT
Possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers"

IMPRESSIBLE
Easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind"

FORESIGHTED
Planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

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CLEARSIGHTED

APPREHENSIVE
Quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

APPREHENDING

APPERCIPIENT

APPERCEPTIVE
Able to relate new percepts to past experience

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UNDERSTANDING
The capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"

PERSPICACIOUS
Mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"

KNOWLEDGEABLE
Thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read

FORETHOUGHTED

COMPREHENDING

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IMPRESSIONABLE
Easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind"

FORETHOUGHTFUL
Thoughtful of the future; "careful forethoughtful planning"

DISCRIMINATING
Showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"