| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absorb | Take in and understand information. |
| 2. | accept | Recognize something as valid. |
| 3. | acknowledge | Accept or recognize as true. |
| 4. | acquire | Gain knowledge or understanding. |
| 5. | admit | Accept as true or valid. |
| 6. | appreciate | Understand the value or significance. |
| 7. | apprehend | Grasp mentally; comprehend. |
| 8. | assimilate | Absorb and integrate knowledge. |
| 9. | be acquainted with | Have some knowledge of. |
| 10. | be apprised of | Be informed and aware. |
| 11. | be aware of | Know about or perceive. |
| 12. | be cognizant of | Formally be aware of. |
| 13. | be conscious of | Be mentally aware of. |
| 14. | be familiar with | Know through experience or learning. |
| 15. | be informed of | Have been told about. |
| 16. | be versed in | Know a subject well. |
| 17. | catch on | Begin to understand. |
| 18. | catch the drift | Understand the general meaning. |
| 19. | comprehend | Grasp the meaning of something. |
| 20. | concede | Admit after resistance. |
| 21. | conclude | Arrive at an understanding. |
| 22. | connect with | Understand or relate emotionally. |
| 23. | construe | Interpret in a particular way. |
| 24. | cotton on | Begin to understand; informal. |
| 25. | decipher | Understand something hard to read. |
| 26. | decode | Work out hidden meaning. |
| 27. | deduce | Reach understanding by reasoning. |
| 28. | digest | Process and understand information. |
| 29. | discern | Perceive or recognize clearly. |
| 30. | divine | Understand by intuition. |
| 31. | empathize with | Understand another’s feelings. |
| 32. | fathom | Understand something difficult or deep. |
| 33. | feel for | Sympathetically understand someone’s situation. |
| 34. | figure out | Discover or understand by thinking. |
| 35. | follow | Understand a line of thought. |
| 36. | gather | Infer or understand from information. |
| 37. | get | Informally grasp the meaning. |
| 38. | grant | Accept something as true. |
| 39. | grasp | Understand clearly or firmly. |
| 40. | have a feel for | Understand intuitively through experience. |
| 41. | have a grasp of | Understand something reasonably well. |
| 42. | have a handle on | Informally understand and manage. |
| 43. | have insight into | Understand deeply or perceptively. |
| 44. | have knowledge of | Possess information about. |
| 45. | have the measure of | Understand someone’s nature or ability. |
| 46. | hear | Understand spoken words. |
| 47. | identify with | Understand through shared similarity. |
| 48. | infer | Understand from evidence or clues. |
| 49. | interpret | Explain or understand meaning. |
| 50. | intuit | Understand without conscious reasoning. |
| 51. | keep pace with | Continue understanding something fast. |
| 52. | keep up | Continue understanding despite difficulty. |
| 53. | ken | Know or understand; Scottish. |
| 54. | know | Have knowledge or awareness of. |
| 55. | latch on to | Begin to understand; informal. |
| 56. | learn | Come to know or understand. |
| 57. | make of | Interpret or understand as. |
| 58. | make out | Discern or understand with difficulty. |
| 59. | make sense of | Find meaning in something. |
| 60. | master | Understand completely through learning. |
| 61. | note | Notice and understand. |
| 62. | notice | Become aware of. |
| 63. | parse | Analyze and understand structure. |
| 64. | penetrate | Understand deeply or thoroughly. |
| 65. | perceive | Become aware or conscious of. |
| 66. | pick up | Learn or understand informally. |
| 67. | piece together | Understand from scattered details. |
| 68. | plumb | Explore and understand deeply. |
| 69. | puzzle out | Solve by careful thought. |
| 70. | read | Interpret or understand signs. |
| 71. | realise | British spelling of realize. |
| 72. | realize | Become aware of a fact. |
| 73. | reason out | Understand by logical thinking. |
| 74. | recognize | Identify or accept something as true. |
| 75. | register | Mentally notice or understand. |
| 76. | relate to | Understand from shared experience. |
| 77. | savvy | Understand practically; informal. |
| 78. | see | Perceive the point or meaning. |
| 79. | sense | Feel or understand intuitively. |
| 80. | study | Learn and understand through attention. |
| 81. | surmise | Understand by cautious guessing. |
| 82. | sympathize with | Understand and share concern. |
| 83. | take in | Absorb and understand information. |
| 84. | take stock of | assess and understand fully |
| 85. | track | Follow and understand development. |
| 86. | tumble to | Suddenly understand; informal. |
| 87. | twig | Suddenly understand; informal. |
| 88. | uncover | discover the meaning of |
| 89. | unlock | find the key meaning of |
| 90. | unpack | explain or understand in detail |
| 91. | unravel | Solve or make understandable. |
| 92. | untangle | make clear by separating details |
| 93. | view | regard or interpret in a way |
| 94. | wake up to | Become aware of reality. |
| 95. | weigh | consider carefully before judging |
| 96. | wise up to | Become aware of; informal. |
| 97. | work out | Solve or understand through effort. |
| 98. | wot | know or understand |
| 99. | wrap one’s head around | Manage to understand something complex. |
| 100. | yield to | accept as true or valid |