transpicuous

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The Word of the Day for November 13 is: 

transpicuous   \tran-SPIK-yuh-wus\   adjective
          : clearly seen through or understood 

Example sentence:
     Although the reporter claimed to be merely curious, her motives were quite 
transpicuous; it was clear that she was hunting a story.

Did you know?
          "Transpicuous" is derived from the Latin word "transpicere," meaning 
"to look through." "Transpicere," in turn, is a formation that combines 
"trans-," meaning "through," and "specere," a verb meaning "to look" or "to 
see." If you guessed that "transpicuous" is related to "conspicuous," you're 
correct. It's also possible to see a number of other "specere" descendants in 
English, including "aspect," "circumspect," "expect," "inspect," "perspective," 
and "suspect." Another descendant of "specere," and a close synonym of 
"transpicuous," is "perspicuous," which means "clear and easy to understand," 
as in "a perspicuous argument." (“Per-,” like “trans-,” means “through.”) 
There’s also "perspicacious," meaning "keen and observant." (You might say that 
"perspicuous" and “transpicuous” mean "able to be seen through," whereas 
"perspicacious" means "able to see through.")





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