Quick+to+understand
61ball*/*/*/ — [bɔːl] noun [C] 1) a round object that you use in games and sports, or an object that is shaped like this a tennis/golf ball[/ex] a ball of dough[/ex] 2) the part of your foot, hand, or thumb that is slightly round and sticks out 3) a formal… …
62alert — a•lert [[t]əˈlɜrt[/t]] adj. n. v. a•lert•ed, a•lert•ing 1) fully aware and attentive; wide awake 2) quick to understand or respond; perceptive; acute 3) watchful and ready to act; vigilant 4) a warning of an impending military attack, a storm,… …
63intelligent — /ɪnˈtɛlədʒənt/ (say in teluhjuhnt) adjective 1. having a good understanding or mental capacity; quick to understand, as persons or animals: intelligent pupils. 2. showing quickness of understanding, as actions, utterances, etc.: an intelligent… …
64clever — adj. (cleverer, cleverest) 1 skilful, talented; quick to understand and learn. 2 adroit, dextrous. 3 (of the doer or the thing done) ingenious, cunning. Phrases and idioms: clever Dick (or clogs etc.) colloq. a person who is or purports to be… …
65ap´pre|hen´sive|ness — ap|pre|hen|sive «AP rih HEHN sihv», adjective. 1. feeling alarm; afraid, anxious, or worried: »The captain felt apprehensive for the safety of his passengers during the storm at sea. 2. quick to understand; able to learn. 3. perceptive (of).… …
66ap´pre|hen´sive|ly — ap|pre|hen|sive «AP rih HEHN sihv», adjective. 1. feeling alarm; afraid, anxious, or worried: »The captain felt apprehensive for the safety of his passengers during the storm at sea. 2. quick to understand; able to learn. 3. perceptive (of).… …
67ap|pre|hen|sive — «AP rih HEHN sihv», adjective. 1. feeling alarm; afraid, anxious, or worried: »The captain felt apprehensive for the safety of his passengers during the storm at sea. 2. quick to understand; able to learn. 3. perceptive (of). –ap´pre|hen´sive|ly …
68(as) bright as a button — (as) bright as a ˈbutton idiom (BrE) intelligent and quick to understand Main entry: ↑brightidiom …
69NATHAN OF GAZA — (1643/4–1680), one of the central figures of the shabbatean movement. His full name was Abraham Nathan b. Elisha Ḥayyim Ashkenazi, but he became famous as Nathan the Prophet of Gaza, and after 1665 his admirers generally called him the holy lamp… …
70quickstudy — quick study n. One who is able to memorize something easily and quickly or is able to understand and deal with something easily and successfully. * * * …
