He was bright, quick-witted, with a ready apprehension of the things around him and an ability to observe closely, so that, for instance, when I placed a crab, a scorpion, and a spider on a tray before him he was able instantly to discern the relationship between them and apply the correct family, genus, and species names I'd taught him.
Intuition is immediate apprehension by the understanding.
According to the Illuminated Chronicle, Coloman was "of mean stature, but astute and quick of apprehension", which may have induced his uncle's decision.
His associate and fellow Lunar Society member James Keir eulogised him after his death: Mr. [Boulton] is proof of how much scientific knowledge may be acquired without much regular study, by means of a quick & just apprehension, much practical application, and nice mechanical feelings.
Abella, co-author of "Shadow Enemies: Hitler's Secret Terrorist Plot Against the United States," is too quick to dismiss American apprehensions as "paranoia".
Briggs, awakening in the midst of loud shouts of fear and apprehension, came to the quick conclusion that he was suffocating and that we were all trying to "bring him out".
Quality of movement is affected in slow motion (Arzi et al. 2014), pain can be provoked with quick active movement (Gross 1989), and apprehension is seen with quick passive movement (Milgrom et al. 2014) in patients with shoulder instability.
With a game for her Real SoCal Soccer Club looming, Baldridge is quick to fess up to having some apprehension, but more than anything, "I'm just excited to play again," she says.
"I wouldn't". The Trump administration has been quick to take credit for the drop in apprehensions.
