| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absorption | taking in information mentally |
| 2. | acquaintance | slight knowledge or familiarity |
| 3. | acuity | sharpness of thought or perception |
| 4. | acumen | quick, keen understanding |
| 5. | angle | way of viewing or understanding |
| 6. | appreciation | full understanding of value |
| 7. | apprehension | mental grasp or understanding |
| 8. | aptitude | natural ability to understand |
| 9. | astuteness | clever understanding and judgment |
| 10. | awareness | knowledge or perception of something |
| 11. | brains | informal intelligence or understanding |
| 12. | breadth | wide extent of understanding |
| 13. | capacity | ability to understand or learn |
| 14. | cognition | mental process of knowing |
| 15. | cognizance | awareness or knowledge of something |
| 16. | command | strong knowledge and control |
| 17. | competence | adequate knowledge and ability |
| 18. | conception | way something is understood |
| 19. | consciousness | awareness of oneself or surroundings |
| 20. | construal | particular interpretation of meaning |
| 21. | construction | interpretation of meaning or intent |
| 22. | contemplation | deep thought or consideration |
| 23. | decoding | interpreting a message or text |
| 24. | deduction | conclusion reached by reasoning |
| 25. | deliberation | careful reasoning and thought |
| 26. | depth | thoroughness of understanding |
| 27. | digestion | mental processing and understanding |
| 28. | discernment | ability to judge and understand |
| 29. | drift | general meaning or tendency |
| 30. | enlightenment | greater knowledge and understanding |
| 31. | estimation | judgment or considered opinion |
| 32. | evaluation | judgment of meaning or value |
| 33. | expertise | specialized knowledge and understanding |
| 34. | explication | detailed explanation or interpretation |
| 35. | familiarity | knowledge from experience |
| 36. | feel | intuitive sense or understanding |
| 37. | fluency | easy command and understanding |
| 38. | frame | structure for understanding something |
| 39. | framework | system for understanding ideas |
| 40. | gist | main point understood |
| 41. | grasp | clear understanding of something |
| 42. | grip | firm understanding or control |
| 43. | hold | mental grasp or understanding |
| 44. | horse sense | plain practical judgment |
| 45. | hunch | informal intuitive understanding |
| 46. | illumination | clarification or increased understanding |
| 47. | import | meaning or significance understood |
| 48. | inference | understanding drawn from evidence |
| 49. | insight | deep understanding of something |
| 50. | insightfulness | quality of deep understanding |
| 51. | intelligence | capacity to understand and learn |
| 52. | internalization | making knowledge part of oneself |
| 53. | interpretation | understanding of meaning |
| 54. | intuition | immediate understanding without reasoning |
| 55. | judgment | ability to understand and decide |
| 56. | keenness | sharpness of understanding |
| 57. | ken | range of knowledge or understanding |
| 58. | know-how | practical understanding and skill |
| 59. | knowledge | information and understanding gained |
| 60. | learning | acquisition of knowledge or understanding |
| 61. | literacy | competence in understanding a field |
| 62. | mastery | thorough understanding or skill |
| 63. | model | mental representation for understanding |
| 64. | notion | general idea or understanding |
| 65. | nous | common sense or intelligence |
| 66. | orientation | basic understanding of situation |
| 67. | outline | general description aiding understanding |
| 68. | overview | general understanding of a subject |
| 69. | penetration | deep insight or understanding |
| 70. | perception | way of understanding or noticing |
| 71. | perceptiveness | ability to notice and understand |
| 72. | percipience | keenness of perception |
| 73. | perspective | particular way of understanding |
| 74. | perspicacity | keen insight and understanding |
| 75. | proficiency | skilled knowledge and competence |
| 76. | purport | intended meaning or sense |
| 77. | range | extent of knowledge or understanding |
| 78. | rationality | logical thought and understanding |
| 79. | reading | particular interpretation or understanding |
| 80. | realization | becoming aware of something |
| 81. | reason | capacity for logical understanding |
| 82. | reasoning | process of understanding logically |
| 83. | recognition | identification or understanding of something |
| 84. | reflection | careful thought leading to understanding |
| 85. | savvy | practical understanding or know-how |
| 86. | sense | meaning or understanding of something |
| 87. | sensibility | capacity for perception or appreciation |
| 88. | sensitivity | awareness of subtle meanings |
| 89. | shrewdness | sharp practical understanding |
| 90. | slant | particular angle of interpretation |
| 91. | smarts | informal practical intelligence |
| 92. | standpoint | position from which one understands |
| 93. | take | informal interpretation or view |
| 94. | theory | explanatory understanding of something |
| 95. | thoroughness | completeness of understanding |
| 96. | understanding | grasp of meaning or significance |
| 97. | uptake | speed of understanding something |
| 98. | view | opinion or way of understanding |
| 99. | viewpoint | position or way of understanding |
| 100. | wisdom | sound understanding and judgment |