1. having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a ----- young woman.

2. cognizant; aware: ----- of his fault.

3. capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind: the 

----- universe.

1. based on or agreeable to reason.

2. exercising reason: a ----- negotiator.

3. sane; lucid: The patient seems -----.

1. shining brightly; sparkling; glittering: ----- jewels.

2. distinguished; outstanding: a ----- performance.

3. having or showing great intelligence, talent, etc.

1. having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a ----- knife

2. involving an abrupt change in direction or course: a ----- curve in the road.

3. clearly defined; distinct: a ----- contrast.

4. extremely sensitive; keen.

5. mentally acute: a ----- lad.

1. keenly perceptive or discerning; sagacious (wise).

2. clever; ingenious; shrewd; crafty.

1. wise or judicious in practical affairs.

2. discreet or circumspect; cautious.

3. careful in providing for the future; provident.

1. characterized by keen or enthusiastic desire or interest; impatiently longing.

2. characterized by or revealing earnestness or expectancy: an ----- look.

1. to demand by or as if by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to ----- an estate by inheritance.

2. to assert or maintain as a fact.

3. an assertion of something as a fact: I make no -----s to originality.

1. on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently.

2. rare; infrequent.

1. in or to every part of.

2. from beginning to end of: nodding ----- the sermon.

3. in every part or aspect: rotten -----.

4. at every moment or point: Follow the text -----.

1. the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, esp. in prose form.

2. something feigned, invented, or imagined, esp. a made-up story.

3. the act of feigning, inventing, or imagining.

1. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly.

2. to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for storage.

3. to break down; fail utterly.

4. a sudden, complete failure; breakdown.

1. a sequential arrangement of material, esp. in alphabetical or numerical order.

2. something used or serving to point out; indication.

3. a pointer or indicator, as in a scientific instrument.

1. far apart; far distant in space.

2. out-of-the-way; secluded.

3. distant in time, relationship, connection, etc.: ----- antiquity; a ----- ancestor.

1. to make extremely or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.

2. to make thirsty.

3. to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water.