Synonym Discussion of astute. shrewd, sagacious, perspicacious, astute mean acute in perception and sound in judgment. shrewd stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and judgment. â¨a shrewd judge of characterâ© sagacious suggests wisdom, penetration, and farsightedness.
Definition of 'tacet'. Word Frequency. tacet (ËteÉªsÉt , ËtÃ¦s-) verb. (intransitive) (on a musical score) a direction indicating that a particular instrument or singer does not take part in a movement or part of a movement. Word origin of 'tacet'. C18: from Latin: it is silent, from tacÄre to be quiet.
Thematic Apperception Test. The thematic apperception test (TAT) is a projective personality test that was designed at Harvard in the 1930s by Christiana D. Morgan and Henry A. Murray.Along with the MMPI and the Rorschach, the TAT is one of the most widely used psychological tests.he TAT consists of 31 pictures that depict a variety of social and interpersonal situations. The subject is asked to tell a story about each picture to the examiner. Of the 31 pictures, 10 are gender-specific while 21 others can be used with adults of either sex and with children.