| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Acumen | Keen judgment; practical intelligence. |
| 2. | Aha moment | Sudden realization; breakthrough understanding. |
| 3. | Angle | A particular viewpoint or approach. |
| 4. | Appreciation | Recognizing value; informed awareness. |
| 5. | Astuteness | Sharpness in understanding and judgment. |
| 6. | Awareness | Conscious knowledge of something. |
| 7. | Axiom | Self-evident principle; accepted truth. |
| 8. | Big picture | Overall view of a situation. |
| 9. | Breakthrough | Major advance in understanding. |
| 10. | Brightness | Quickness of mind; mental clarity. |
| 11. | Candor | Frankness that clarifies reality. |
| 12. | Clarity | Clearness of thought or meaning. |
| 13. | Cognition | Process of knowing and understanding. |
| 14. | Comprehension | Grasp of meaning; understanding. |
| 15. | Concept | General idea; mental construct. |
| 16. | Conclusion | Reasoned end-point; inference. |
| 17. | Consciousness | Awake awareness of self and world. |
| 18. | Context | Surrounding facts that explain meaning. |
| 19. | Core idea | Central notion; main point. |
| 20. | Cue | Hint that guides understanding. |
| 21. | Deduction | Conclusion drawn by logical reasoning. |
| 22. | Depth | Thoroughness of understanding. |
| 23. | Detection | Noticing something previously hidden. |
| 24. | Diagnosis | Identifying the cause of a problem. |
| 25. | Discernment | Ability to judge well. |
| 26. | Discovery | Finding something previously unknown. |
| 27. | Distillation | Extracting the essential meaning. |
| 28. | Epiphany | Sudden, striking realization. |
| 29. | Evaluation | Reasoned assessment; considered judgment. |
| 30. | Evidence | Information indicating what is true. |
| 31. | Exegesis | Critical explanation of a text. |
| 32. | Explanation | Account that makes something clear. |
| 33. | Farsightedness | Ability to anticipate future outcomes. |
| 34. | Finding | Result of inquiry or analysis. |
| 35. | Flash of understanding | Brief, sudden comprehension. |
| 36. | Foresight | Ability to predict or plan ahead. |
| 37. | Frame | Structure shaping interpretation. |
| 38. | Gestalt | Whole perceived beyond parts. |
| 39. | Grasp | Firm understanding of something. |
| 40. | Guiding principle | Rule that directs decisions. |
| 41. | Heuristic | Practical rule of thumb. |
| 42. | Hunch | Intuitive feeling or guess. |
| 43. | Idea | A thought; a mental notion. |
| 44. | Illumination | Light shed on understanding. |
| 45. | Inference | Conclusion from evidence and reasoning. |
| 46. | Interpretation | Explanation of meaning or significance. |
| 47. | Intuition | Knowing without conscious reasoning. |
| 48. | Judgment | Decision based on careful thought. |
| 49. | Kernel | Essential core of an idea. |
| 50. | Key takeaway | Most important point to remember. |
| 51. | Knowledge | Information and understanding gained. |
| 52. | Lesson | Meaning learned from experience. |
| 53. | Level-headedness | Calm, sensible judgment. |
| 54. | Logic | Reasoning based on principles. |
| 55. | Lucidity | Clarity of expression or thought. |
| 56. | Map | Model that guides understanding. |
| 57. | Meaning | What something signifies. |
| 58. | Mental model | Internal representation of how things work. |
| 59. | Message | Central point being communicated. |
| 60. | Mindfulness | Present, attentive awareness. |
| 61. | Notice | Act of observing and recognizing. |
| 62. | Notion | An idea; a belief. |
| 63. | Nuance | Subtle difference in meaning. |
| 64. | Observation | Noting facts through watching. |
| 65. | Opinion | Personal view; considered belief. |
| 66. | Outlook | General perspective or attitude. |
| 67. | Pattern recognition | Seeing recurring forms or trends. |
| 68. | Perception | Way of seeing or understanding. |
| 69. | Perspective | Point of view; interpretation. |
| 70. | Point | Essential statement or argument. |
| 71. | Premise | Starting assumption in reasoning. |
| 72. | Principle | Fundamental truth or rule. |
| 73. | Projection | Estimate based on current data. |
| 74. | Rationale | Underlying reason; logical basis. |
| 75. | Read | Interpretation of a situation. |
| 76. | Realization | Becoming aware of something. |
| 77. | Reason | Cause or rationale; justification. |
| 78. | Recognition | Identifying something as known. |
| 79. | Revelation | Striking disclosure or discovery. |
| 80. | Sage advice | Wise guidance from experience. |
| 81. | Savvy | Practical know-how; shrewdness. |
| 82. | Sense | Sound judgment; practical understanding. |
| 83. | Sense-making | Creating coherent understanding from data. |
| 84. | Sensitivity | Awareness of subtle differences. |
| 85. | Shrewdness | Sharp judgment; practical cleverness. |
| 86. | Signal | Indicator pointing to meaning. |
| 87. | Smart take | Clever, informed viewpoint. |
| 88. | Solution | Answer that resolves a problem. |
| 89. | Synthesis | Combining parts into a whole. |
| 90. | Takeaway | Main lesson or point. |
| 91. | Theory | Explanatory framework for understanding. |
| 92. | Thesis | Central claim supported by argument. |
| 93. | Understanding | Comprehension; grasp of meaning. |
| 94. | Unpacking | Explaining details to reveal meaning. |
| 95. | Value-add | Useful contribution of understanding. |
| 96. | Verdict | Final judgment after consideration. |
| 97. | View | Opinion or perspective. |
| 98. | Vision | Imaginative, forward-looking understanding. |
| 99. | Wisdom | Sound judgment from experience. |
| 100. | Worldview | Overall framework of beliefs. |
