| glibness | n (of person) kepetahan, sifat pandai berkata-kata: his ~ did not impress her, dia tdk tertarik dgn kepetahannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eloquence | n 1. skill in use of language, kemahiran /berbahasa, berucap, berpidato, bertutur/; 2. fluency, kepetahan, kefasihan, kelancaran; 3. moving language, bahasa yg /mengharukan, memilukan/; 4. persuasive, forceful language, bahasa yg /meyakinkan, berkesan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pit 1 | ~ against, beradu [sst] dgn; (each other) beradu: he was anxious to ~ his skill against the champion, dia ghairah hendak beradu kekuatan dgn juara itu; two teams prepared to ~ their wits against one another in the final, kedua-dua pasukan itu akan beradu kepetahan dlm pertandingan akhir itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beguile | vt charm (act.), /menawan, memikat/ hati; (pass.), (hati) /tertawan, terpikat/: her eyes ~d him, matanya menawan hati lelaki itu; 2. deceive (act.) memperdaya; (pass.) terpedaya, diperdaya: she was ~d by the salesman’s glib talk, dia teperdaya oleh kepetahan jurujual itu; 3. cause (time etc) to pass pleasantly, mengisi /waktu, masa/: we ~d the hours by playing cards, kami mengisi waktu dgn bermain terup; 4. amuse, menghibur(kan) (hati): their uncle ~d them with stories and riddles, bapa saudara mereka menghiburkan hati mereka dgn bercerita dan berteka-teki; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |