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apprehension, discernment, understanding

n. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

grasp, dig, compass, comprehend, apprehend, get the picture, understand

v. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

cognition, knowledge

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

familiarity, acquaintance, conversance, conversancy

n. personal knowledge or information about someone or something

data

n. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"

information, info

n. a message received and understood

enlightenment

n. education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

culture, acculturation

n. all the knowledge and values shared by a society

learning, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, scholarship

n. profound scholarly knowledge

literacy

n. the ability to read and write

preparation, grooming, training

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

n. accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

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"

intelligence, word, news, tidings

n. new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

sophistication, edification

n. uplifting enlightenment

education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, 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"

gumption, sense, good sense, common sense, horse 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"

perspicacity, astuteness, shrewdness, perspicaciousness

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

perception

n. the process of perceiving

sensitivity, sensitiveness

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

perception, percept, 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"

control, master, get hip to

v. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"

click, get through, come home to, penetrate, dawn on, sink in, click with, get across, came to, fall into place

v. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

guess, infer

v. guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

learn, larn, gain knowledge, acquire skills, acquire knowledge

v. gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

realize

v. convert into cash; of goods and property

mistake, confuse, misconstrue, confound, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, take amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

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