| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absorb | take in mentally |
| 2. | accept | regard as true |
| 3. | acknowledge | accept as true |
| 4. | admit | acknowledge as true |
| 5. | appreciate | fully understand the significance |
| 6. | apprehend | understand or grasp |
| 7. | assimilate | take in and understand |
| 8. | awake to | become aware of |
| 9. | be alert to | notice and understand |
| 10. | be cognizant of | be aware of |
| 11. | be conscious of | be aware of |
| 12. | be mindful of | be aware of |
| 13. | be onto | have understood |
| 14. | become aware of | come to notice |
| 15. | catch on | begin to understand |
| 16. | clock | notice or realize |
| 17. | come to know | learn over time |
| 18. | come to see | begin to understand |
| 19. | come to understand | gradually understand |
| 20. | comprehend | understand completely |
| 21. | conclude | reach a judgment |
| 22. | connect the dots | see the full picture |
| 23. | dawn on | become clear to |
| 24. | decode | interpret the meaning |
| 25. | deduce | work out logically |
| 26. | detect | notice or identify |
| 27. | determine | find out exactly |
| 28. | digest | process mentally |
| 29. | discern | detect or understand |
| 30. | discover | find out |
| 31. | elucidate | make clear by explanation |
| 32. | enlighten | give understanding to |
| 33. | establish | find out firmly |
| 34. | explain | make understandable |
| 35. | explicate | explain in detail |
| 36. | face up to | accept as real |
| 37. | fathom | understand deeply |
| 38. | feel | sense or understand |
| 39. | figure out | understand after thinking |
| 40. | find out | learn or discover |
| 41. | follow | understand what is meant |
| 42. | gather | understand from information |
| 43. | gauge | judge or estimate |
| 44. | get | understand |
| 45. | grant | admit as true |
| 46. | grasp | understand fully |
| 47. | grow aware of | become increasingly aware |
| 48. | identify | recognize correctly |
| 49. | illuminate | make clear |
| 50. | infer | conclude from evidence |
| 51. | internalize | make part of understanding |
| 52. | interpret | understand the meaning |
| 53. | intuit | understand instinctively |
| 54. | join the dots | link clues together |
| 55. | judge | form an opinion |
| 56. | know | be aware of |
| 57. | label | identify with a name |
| 58. | land | register clearly |
| 59. | latch onto | grasp quickly |
| 60. | learn | come to know |
| 61. | make out | understand with effort |
| 62. | make sense of | understand successfully |
| 63. | note | notice or observe |
| 64. | notice | become aware of |
| 65. | observe | notice clearly |
| 66. | open your eyes to | make aware of |
| 67. | penetrate | be understood deeply |
| 68. | perceive | become aware of |
| 69. | pick up | notice or learn |
| 70. | piece together | understand from clues |
| 71. | pinpoint | identify exactly |
| 72. | process | think through information |
| 73. | put together | work out mentally |
| 74. | read | interpret correctly |
| 75. | reckon | judge or conclude |
| 76. | recognize | become aware of |
| 77. | register | notice mentally |
| 78. | reveal | make known |
| 79. | see | understand or notice |
| 80. | sense | perceive or understand |
| 81. | sink in | be fully understood |
| 82. | size up | assess and understand |
| 83. | spot | notice or detect |
| 84. | strike | occur suddenly to |
| 85. | stumble on | discover unexpectedly |
| 86. | surmise | infer or suspect |
| 87. | tag | identify briefly |
| 88. | take in | understand fully |
| 89. | take on board | accept and understand |
| 90. | take stock of | consider and understand |
| 91. | take the point | accept and understand |
| 92. | twig | suddenly understand |
| 93. | uncover | discover or reveal |
| 94. | understand | grasp the meaning clearly |
| 95. | verify | confirm as true |
| 96. | wake to | become aware of |
| 97. | wake up | become aware suddenly |
| 98. | weigh | consider carefully |
| 99. | wise up | become aware |
| 100. | work out | understand by reasoning |