[…]whether through the first officer's want of perspicuity or my own stupidity, I was not a bit the wiser for the explanation.
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Perspicuity
//ˌpəːspɪˈkjuːɪti//
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luciditymanifestnessnaturalnessneatnessnight visionobviousnessopennessopenness to sightovertnesspalpabilitypatentnesspelluciditypenetrationperceptionperceptivenesspercipienceperipheral fieldperipheral visionperspicaciousnessperspicacity
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“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.
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Thompson, a high school dropout, said with rare perspicuity that he doubted the FBI would hire him.
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It must have been on some such day of harsh sunlight, the incisive February brightness that gives perspicuity without warmth.
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