Word of the day: Keening

Keening: lamentação, lamúria, queixume, choradeira

Synonyms: delicate, fine, acute, perceptive, quick, sensitive, sharp

“She's a very keen observer of the political world.”

“…pilots with especially keen eyesight…”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

When you've been trying to remember something and you suddenly remember it, the mental pleasure is keen. —Ian Frazier, Atlantic, October 2004

Word of the day: Shrewd

Shrewd: astuto, inteligente, perspicaz, sagaz

Synonyms: astute, canny, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, hard-boiled, hardheaded, heady, knowing, savvy, sharp, sharp-witted, smart

“She's shrewd about her investments.”

“A shrewd used car dealer who knew how to make the best possible deal.” (www.merriam-webster.com)