On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Filtering Facts wrote: > > What does "perspicacious" mean? >From Merriam-Webster: per.spi.ca.cious adj [L perspicac-, perspicax, fr. perspicere] (1640 ): of acute mental vision or discernment: keen syn see shrewd -- per.spi.ca.cious.ly adv -- per.spi.ca.cious.ness n -- per.spi.cac.i.ty n. -- john f.