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adjective

perspicacious

per-spuh-kay-shuhs

Quick to notice and understand things that are not obvious.

“Her perspicacious feedback caught the risk before anyone else saw it.”

Practice this word

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A definition tells you what a word means. Context tells you when it’s yours.

Lists of words do not stick. A word inside a sentence from your own day has somewhere to land, so Vernac writes that sentence for every word you learn.

How it works

Tell us about you
Your job, your goals and the topics you care about. It takes under a minute.
Swipe a few words a day
Each one arrives in a sentence from your world. Swipe right if you know it, left to see it again.
Review right before you forget
Spaced repetition brings each word back at the moment it is about to slip.

Built so the words stay

The Vernac Today screen showing the word judicious, its definition, an example sentence and a Practice button.

Words picked for your job

Every example is written for the work you do and the topics you chose.

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Practice that makes it stick

Recall first, then check. Six practice modes and a sentence coach.

The Vernac sentence coach with the word ephemeral and a box to write a sentence.

Use it, then get feedback

Write a sentence with the word and see whether it fits.

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Know your level

A short placement test tunes your words so they are never too easy.

Whoever you are, there’s a word for it

ProfessionalsSharper meetings, tighter emails, language that lands.
StudentsGRE, SAT, IELTS and TOEFL words inside your daily feed.
Word loversRare, exact words across twelve topics. No exam required.

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Unlimited new words every day
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Every practice mode, no daily limit
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