| perspicuous | perspicacious |
| Definition:
(1) If it is expressed clearly, it is perspicuous, whereas (2) if you are quick to comprehend, you are perspicacious. |
| Example: Perspicuous writing makes readers perspicacious. |
| Etymology:
(1) The word perspicuous derives from the Latin perspicuus, transparent. (2) Perspicacious derives from the Latin perspicere, look through. |