| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Absorb | Take in information fully |
| 2. | Account for | Explain or make sense of |
| 3. | Accredit | Accept as true or valid |
| 4. | Acknowledge | Recognize as true or real |
| 5. | Acquaint oneself | Become familiar with |
| 6. | Adduce | Cite as evidence or support |
| 7. | Appraise | Evaluate and grasp value |
| 8. | Appreciate | Recognize meaning or worth |
| 9. | Apprehend | Grasp mentally; perceive |
| 10. | Ascertain | Find out with certainty |
| 11. | Assimilate | Take in and integrate |
| 12. | Assume | Accept without proof |
| 13. | Attain | Reach understanding or insight |
| 14. | Be aware of | Know; be conscious of |
| 15. | Be clear on | Have a firm grasp |
| 16. | Be cognizant of | Be aware; recognize |
| 17. | Be familiar with | Know from experience |
| 18. | Believe | Accept as true |
| 19. | Break down | Analyze into parts |
| 20. | Calculate | Work out; figure |
| 21. | Catch on | Begin to understand |
| 22. | Clarify | Make clear or intelligible |
| 23. | Comprehend | Grasp meaning fully |
| 24. | Conceive | Form an idea of |
| 25. | Conclude | Decide after reasoning |
| 26. | Confer meaning | Assign sense or significance |
| 27. | Confer with | Consult to understand |
| 28. | Conjecture | Guess with some basis |
| 29. | Connotate | Suggest an implied meaning |
| 30. | Consider | Think about carefully |
| 31. | Contrue | Interpret in a particular way |
| 32. | Cotton on | Realize what’s happening |
| 33. | Crack | Solve or figure out |
| 34. | Decode | Translate hidden meaning |
| 35. | Deduce | Infer from evidence |
| 36. | Define | State exact meaning |
| 37. | Derive | Obtain by reasoning |
| 38. | Detect | Notice and identify |
| 39. | Diagnose | Identify cause or nature |
| 40. | Discern | Perceive differences clearly |
| 41. | Discover | Find out; learn |
| 42. | Distinguish | Recognize as different |
| 43. | Divine | Intuit or infer |
| 44. | Elucidate | Explain; make clear |
| 45. | Empathize | Understand another’s feelings |
| 46. | Envisage | Imagine; picture mentally |
| 47. | Evaluate | Judge and comprehend value |
| 48. | Examine | Inspect to understand |
| 49. | Explicate | Explain in detail |
| 50. | Fathom | Understand deeply |
| 51. | Figure out | Solve; come to understand |
| 52. | Follow | Grasp what is said |
| 53. | Form a view | Develop an understanding |
| 54. | Get | Understand; comprehend |
| 55. | Get the drift | Catch the general meaning |
| 56. | Get the idea | Understand the point |
| 57. | Get the picture | Understand the situation |
| 58. | Glean | Pick up information gradually |
| 59. | Grasp | Understand firmly |
| 60. | Grokk | Understand intuitively, deeply |
| 61. | Have a handle on | Control and understand |
| 62. | Have in mind | Understand or intend |
| 63. | Hear | Understand and accept |
| 64. | Identify | Recognize and name |
| 65. | Infer | Draw a conclusion |
| 66. | Interpret | Explain meaning |
| 67. | Intuit | Know without reasoning |
| 68. | Judge | Form an opinion; assess |
| 69. | Know | Be aware of; understand |
| 70. | Learn | Gain knowledge or skill |
| 71. | Make out | Discern; understand |
| 72. | Make sense of | Understand meaning or logic |
| 73. | Map out | Lay out to understand |
| 74. | Master | Learn thoroughly |
| 75. | Misread | Understand incorrectly |
| 76. | Note | Notice and understand |
| 77. | Observe | Notice; perceive |
| 78. | Parse | Analyze structure and meaning |
| 79. | Perceive | Become aware; understand |
| 80. | Piece together | Assemble facts to understand |
| 81. | Pin down | Determine precisely |
| 82. | Place | Identify correctly |
| 83. | Probe | Investigate to understand |
| 84. | Process | Handle mentally; comprehend |
| 85. | Put together | Infer; assemble meaning |
| 86. | Rationalize | Make seem logical |
| 87. | Read | Interpret symbols or meaning |
| 88. | Read between lines | Infer unstated meaning |
| 89. | Realize | Become aware of |
| 90. | Reason out | Work out logically |
| 91. | Recognize | Identify as known |
| 92. | Reconcile | Make consistent in mind |
| 93. | Reflect | Think carefully |
| 94. | Register | Notice and comprehend |
| 95. | Resolve | Settle by reasoning |
| 96. | See | Understand; realize |
| 97. | See through | Detect true nature |
| 98. | Sense | Perceive or intuit |
| 99. | Size up | Assess to understand |
| 100. | Solve | Find an answer |