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discernment n. [
understanding, apprehension, savvy] the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
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discernment n. [
taste, appreciation, perceptiveness] delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
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discernment n. [
perceptiveness] perception of that which is obscure
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discernment n. [
sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement] the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
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discernment n. [
discretion] the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
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