| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acute | keenly perceptive or aware |
| 2. | alert | quick to notice |
| 3. | alive to | aware and responsive to |
| 4. | analytical | skilled at careful examination |
| 5. | appraising | judging worth carefully |
| 6. | appreciative | able to recognize quality |
| 7. | astute | shrewd and quick to understand |
| 8. | aware | conscious and perceptive |
| 9. | balanced | showing fair judgment |
| 10. | canny | clever and careful in judgment |
| 11. | careful | taking thoughtful caution |
| 12. | clear-eyed | seeing things realistically |
| 13. | clear-sighted | seeing situations accurately |
| 14. | contemplative | given to deep thought |
| 15. | critical | inclined to evaluate carefully |
| 16. | cultivated | refined in taste and judgment |
| 17. | cultured | showing refined understanding |
| 18. | deep | showing profound insight |
| 19. | detached | emotionally uninvolved and objective |
| 20. | diagnostic | good at identifying causes |
| 21. | discriminating | good at noticing quality differences |
| 22. | dispassionate | calm and unbiased |
| 23. | down-to-earth | practical and sensible |
| 24. | educated | knowledgeable and thoughtful |
| 25. | erudite | highly knowledgeable |
| 26. | evaluative | judging quality thoughtfully |
| 27. | even-handed | fair and balanced |
| 28. | exacting | having high standards |
| 29. | experienced | having practical knowledge |
| 30. | fair-minded | judging without bias |
| 31. | far-seeing | showing foresight and insight |
| 32. | far-sighted | thinking ahead wisely |
| 33. | fastidious | very attentive to detail |
| 34. | foresighted | planning wisely ahead |
| 35. | good judge | person with sound taste |
| 36. | grounded | sensible and realistic |
| 37. | hardheaded | practical and unsentimental |
| 38. | impartial | treating sides equally |
| 39. | incisive | clear, sharp, and insightful |
| 40. | independent-minded | thinking for oneself |
| 41. | informed | having knowledge and awareness |
| 42. | inquiring | eager to understand |
| 43. | inquisitive | curious and observant |
| 44. | insightful | showing deep understanding |
| 45. | investigative | skilled at examining closely |
| 46. | judicious | showing good judgment and sense |
| 47. | keen | mentally sharp and perceptive |
| 48. | knowing | showing understanding or awareness |
| 49. | learned | having much knowledge |
| 50. | lettered | educated and learned |
| 51. | levelheaded | calm and sensible |
| 52. | mature | showing adult judgment |
| 53. | measured | careful and controlled |
| 54. | mindful | attentive and aware |
| 55. | moderate | avoiding extremes in judgment |
| 56. | objective | fair and unbiased |
| 57. | observant | quick to notice things |
| 58. | open-eyed | fully aware and realistic |
| 59. | particular | careful about details |
| 60. | penetrating | showing deep insight |
| 61. | perceptive | quick to notice fine details |
| 62. | perspicacious | having keen insight |
| 63. | philosophic | calmly wise and thoughtful |
| 64. | piercing | keenly perceptive |
| 65. | practical | sensible and realistic |
| 66. | probing | searching deeply into matters |
| 67. | quality-conscious | attentive to standards |
| 68. | questioning | inclined to examine carefully |
| 69. | rational | based on reason and judgment |
| 70. | realistic | seeing things as they are |
| 71. | reasoned | based on careful thought |
| 72. | refined | showing good taste |
| 73. | reflective | thoughtful and contemplative |
| 74. | responsive | quick to notice and react |
| 75. | restrained | showing controlled judgment |
| 76. | sagacious | having keen good judgment |
| 77. | savvy | showing practical understanding |
| 78. | selective | careful in choosing |
| 79. | sensitive | quick to notice nuances |
| 80. | sharp | mentally quick and observant |
| 81. | shrewd | clever in practical judgment |
| 82. | sophisticated | worldly and perceptive |
| 83. | subtle | sensitive to fine distinctions |
| 84. | taste-conscious | aware of style and quality |
| 85. | tasteful | showing good aesthetic judgment |
| 86. | temperate | moderate and self-controlled |
| 87. | thoughtful | careful and considerate in judgment |
| 88. | tuned-in | aware of what matters |
| 89. | unbiased | not favoring one side |
| 90. | understanding | showing sympathetic insight |
| 91. | unfooled | not easily deceived |
| 92. | unswayed | not easily influenced |
| 93. | vigilant | keenly watchful |
| 94. | visionary | showing imaginative insight |
| 95. | watchful | carefully observant |
| 96. | well-advised | guided by good judgment |
| 97. | well-informed | having useful knowledge |
| 98. | well-read | knowledgeable from reading |
| 99. | wise | showing sound judgment |
| 100. | worldly-wise | experienced and shrewd |