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Nov 11

Words

Seen in my crossword this morning:

Clue: 7d. Insight (6)

Answer: Aperçu
[ah-pear-see]apercu

– noun, pl. -çus French

1. A hasty glance; a glimpse
2. An immediate estimate or judgement; understanding; insight
3. An outline or summary

Origin:lit., perceived

  • “The professor’s ability to explain the difficult topic provided the class with much needed aperçu.”
  •  “Farley, the entire history of your life is unnecessary; a simple aperçu will suffice.”
  •  “Frank’s report was comprehensive but lacked any pithy aperçu into how we can solve the problem.”