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intelligence

/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/

Meanings
noun
Capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn.

Examples :

"The student's intelligence allowed her to quickly grasp the complex mathematical concepts in class. "
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Illustration familiarity

familiarity noun

/fəmɪlɪˈæɹɪti/

The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.

"Their familiarity was evident in the way they teased each other like siblings. "

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration intercourse

intercourse noun

/ˈɪn.təˌkɔːs/ /ˈɪn.tɚˌkoɹs/

Communication, conversation.

"After the meeting, there was a period of intercourse between the colleagues, discussing the project's next steps. "

Illustration understand

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

Illustration comprehend

comprehend verb

/kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ /kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/

To include, comprise; to contain.

"The school curriculum comprehends many subjects, including math, science, and history. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration principles

principles noun

/ˈpɹɪnsɪpl̩z/

A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.

"We need some sort of principles to reason from."

Illustration acquaintance

acquaintance noun

/əˈkweɪntəns/ /ʌˈkweɪn.təns/

A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.

"I know of the man; but have no acquaintance with him."

Illustration information

information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

Illustration capacities

capacities noun

/kəˈpæsətiz/ /kəˈpæsɪtiz/

The ability to hold, receive or absorb

"The water bottles have different capacities; some can hold more than others. "

Illustration impressive

impressive adjective

/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/

Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress

"an impressive movie"

Illustration mathematical

mathematical adjective

/ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl/

Of, or relating to mathematics

"a mathematical problem"