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Perceptive, Percipient, and Perspicacious

Perceptive
When applied to people, the adjective perceptive describes a significant power of sensory or intellectual discernment. Applied to organs and processes, perceptive describes that which is related to sensory perception.
Percipient
The adjective percipient means quick to perceive. Percipient also serves as a synonym for perceptive.
Perspicacious
The adjective perspicacious means perceptive or percipient.