Quick+to+understand
21be quick on the uptake — be slow on the uptake to be slow to understand new ideas. Some of the games were quite complex but the children were very quick on the uptake …
22sharp as a tack — quick to understand, able to think quickly He may be 85, but he s sharp as a tack plays chess every day …
23intelligent */*/ — UK [ɪnˈtelɪdʒ(ə)nt] / US [ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt] adjective Other ways of saying intelligent: clever able to understand and learn things quickly: used especially in British English. In American English, clever often means not only intelligent but also… …
24intelligent*/*/ — [ɪnˈtelɪdʒ(ə)nt] adj good at thinking, understanding, and learning Syn: clever Ant: unintelligent He was highly intelligent, but disliked studying.[/ex] intelligently adv Other ways of saying intelligent ■ bright intelligent and quick to… …
25mark — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)k[/t]] ♦♦ marks, marking, marked 1) N COUNT A mark is a small area of something such as dirt that has accidentally got onto a surface or piece of clothing. The dogs are always rubbing against the wall and making dirty marks... A… …
26slow — slow1 W2S2 [sləu US slou] adj comparative slower superlative slowest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not quick)¦ 2¦(taking too long)¦ 3¦(with delay)¦ 4¦(longer time)¦ 5¦(business)¦ 6¦(clock)¦ 7¦(not clever)¦ 8 …
27keen — 1 /ki:n/ adjective 1 INTERESTED/EAGER especially BrE someone who is keen is very interested in something or is eager to do it: a keen photographer (+ on): Daniel s very keen on tennis. | keen to do something: She s out of hospital and keen to get …
28nim´ble|ness — nim|ble «NIHM buhl», adjective, bler, blest. 1. quick moving; active and sure footed; light and quick; agile: »Goats are nimble in climbing among the rocks. SYNONYM(S): lively, spry, brisk. 2. quick to understand and to reply; clever: »The boy… …
29nim|ble — «NIHM buhl», adjective, bler, blest. 1. quick moving; active and sure footed; light and quick; agile: »Goats are nimble in climbing among the rocks. SYNONYM(S): lively, spry, brisk. 2. quick to understand and to reply; clever: »The boy had a… …
30List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… …
