| unexceptional | adj unremarkable, bukan luar biasa: ~ intelligence, kecerdikan yg bukan luar biasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grey matter | n 1. greyish tissue of the brain and spinal cord, jirim kelabu; 2. ( colloq) intelligence, kecerdikan, cerdik: I think he’s lacking in ~, saya rasa dia kurang cerdik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aptitude | n 1. (ability) kebolehan; (talent) bakat: an ~ for acting, bakat berlakon; 2. quickness to learn, understand, kepandaian, kepintaran, kecerdikan; 3. appropriateness, kesesuaian | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brain | n 1. (organ) otak; 2. (in pl), (eaten as food) otak: goat’s ~s, otak kambing; 3. (also in pl) intelligence, intellectual capacity, kecerdasan otak, kepintaran, kecerdikan: this job requires ~s more than physical strength, kerja ini memerlukan kecerdasan otak lebih drpd kekuatan badan; 4. (colloq) intelligent person, (orang yg) /cerdik, bijak/: he’s quite a ~, dia cerdik; 5. automatic device comparable to the human brain, otak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| endow | vt 1. provide (usu institution) with permanent income, membiayai:he plans to ~ an institute for medical research, dia bercadang utk membiayai institut penyelidikan perubatan; 2. (usu pass.) furnish (person) with qualities, dikurniai, dianugerahi: she is ~ed with beauty and brains, dia dikurniai kecantikan dan kecerdikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| battle | ~ of wits, pertikaman lidah: the discussion turned into a ~ of wits between two of the participants, perbincangan itu bertukar menjadi pertikaman lidah antara dua drpd peserta yg mengambil bahagian; die in ~, /mati, gugur/ /dlm pertempuran, di medan perang/; /do, join/ ~, bertempur; fight a losing ~, melibatkan diri dlm perjuangan yg sia-sia; be half the ~, [various translations]: having brains is only half the ~, kecerdikan merupakan hanya separuh drpd syarat utk memperoleh kejayaan; it is not easy to see the managing director; but if you know his secretary, that is already half the ~, tidaklah mudah berjumpa dgn pengarah urusan; tetapi jika kenal setiausahanya, itu sudah memadai utk membuka jalan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |