Words about intelligence
posted on 30 Apr 2008 18:47 by phil-redfever-ism in HomeworkWords about intelligence
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Vocab |
Meaning(Eng.) | Meaning(Thai) | ||
| acumen | N. | shrewdness, keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with situation | ความหลักแหลม | |
| acute | Adj. | keen or quick of mind, shrewd | ฉลาด | |
| astute | Adj. | having or showing a clever or shrewd mind; cunning | ฉลาดแกมโกง | |
| befuddle | V. | to confuse | สับสน มึนงง | |
| be- = completely | ||||
| coruscation | N. | a sudden brilliant display of wit | การส่องประกายความคิด | |
| wit = wisdom | ||||
| discerning | Adj. | having or showing good judgment or understanding | สายตาแหลมคม | |
| doltish | Adj. | blockhead | คนโง่เง่า | |
| erudite | Adj. | learned, scholarly, highly educated | ซึ่งมีความรู้สูง | |
| a man of letters | ||||
| fatuous | Adj. | silly, foolish, complacently stupid | โง่ | |
| fat- = stupid | ||||
| folly | N. | a lack of understanding | ความโง่เขลา | |
| inane | Adj. | lacking sense, foolish, silly, plain dumb | ไร้ความคิด(มักไม่ชั้บคน) | |
| incisiveอิน-ไซ-ซีฟ | Adj. | sharp, keen, or acute | ความหลักแหลม | |
| cis-/cid- = cut | ||||
| ingenious | Adj. | clever, resourceful | ขาญฉลาด | |
| judicious | Adj. | wise and careful | สุขุม รอบคอบ | |
| nescient | Adj. | ignorant, lacking knowledge, know nothing | ซึ่งไร้ความรู้ | |
| ne- = no | ||||
| sci- = know | ||||
| obtuse | Adj. | slow to understand, dull | ทึ่ม โง่ | |
| pedant | N. | an old school teacher, pedagogue | ครูหัวโบราณ จู้จี้ | |
| คนชอบอวดรู้ | ||||
| perspicacious | Adj. | having keen judgment or understanding | ปัญญาเฉียบแหลม | |
| per- = through | ||||
| spi- = look, see | ||||
| polymath | N. | a person of great and diversified learning | พหูสูต | |
| math- = learning | ||||
| prodigyพรอ-ดิ-จี | N. | a child of highly unusual talent or genius | อัจฉริยะ | |
| * ≠ prodigious ( เพรอะ-ดิ-เจียส ) = enormous, huge, big | ||||
| * ≠ prodigal = สุรุ่ยสุร่าย | ||||
| pundit | N. | guru | บัณฑิค | |
| * bandit = โจร | ||||
| resourceful | Adj. | able to deal creatively and effectively with problems and difficulties | แก้ไขปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าได้ทุกอย่าง | |
| vacuous | Adj. | stupid | ปราศจากความคิด | |
| sagacious | Adj. | showing keen perception and sound judgment | เฉียบแหลม | |
| sage = wisdom experience and judgment | ||||
| kleptomania | N. | a very strong and uncontrollable desire to steel, esp. without any need or purpose | ||
