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   As·tute

   /əˈsto͞ot/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage: "an astute businessman"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from obsolete French astut or Latin astutus, from astus ‘craft’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. astuteness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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