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n. the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"

eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism

n. profound scholarly knowledge

literacy

n. the ability to read and write

training, preparation, grooming

n. activity leading to skilled behavior

schooling

n. the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)

steering, guidance, direction

n. the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom

n. an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

intelligence

n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

experience

n. the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"

news, intelligence, tidings, word

n. information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

edification, sophistication

n. uplifting enlightenment

education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity

n. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"

common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit

n. sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness

n. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

perception

n. knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

sensitivity, sensitiveness

n. sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

percept, perception, perceptual experience

n. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

sympathy, understanding

n. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"

disquiet, unease, uneasiness

n. the trait of seeming ill at ease

apprehension, misgiving

n. painful expectation

anxiety

n. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

concern, care, fear

n. an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"

worry, trouble

n. a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"

agitation

n. the feeling of being agitated; not calm

edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude

n. feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

scruple, qualm, misgiving

n. uneasiness about the fitness of an action

tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness

n. the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness

n. the state of being unsure of something

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