Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Intelligence

good at learning things, understanding ideas, and thinking clearly

intelligent and able to understand, learn, or solve problems quickly

having the necessary experience or knowledge to perform well in a particular field

using imagination and original ideas to create or develop something

having deep knowledge, experience, and good judgment

able to learn, understand, think, or solve problems quickly

relating to or involving the use of reasoning and understanding capacity

able to understand and notice things quickly

capable of thinking and learning in a good and quick way

lacking intelligence or the ability to think clearly

lacking sophistication, worldly experience, or social refinement

lacking intellectual depth, curiosity, or engagement with complex ideas

lacking careful thought or sound judgment in decisions or actions

displaying poor judgment or a lack of caution

lacking the ability to understand, reason, or make good decisions

(of a person) not intelligent and unable to comprehend complicated matters

not fast at learning or understanding things

showing no cleverness

done without thought or reason

behaving in a foolish, playful, or unserious way

having an understanding or perception of something, often through careful thought or sensitivity