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Digestion

The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.

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Acquisition 76% connected

The act or process of acquiring.

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Learning 76% connected

of Learn

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Digest 74% connected

To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc.

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Digest 74% connected

To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc.

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Conditioning noun · 86% connection

a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

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Education noun · 86% connection

the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"

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Imprinting noun · 86% connection

a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established

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Incorporation noun · 86% connection

learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself

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Study noun · 86% connection

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work…

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Transfer noun · 86% connection

application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation

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Work noun · 86% connection

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work…

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Cognitive operation noun · 85% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 85% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Mental process noun · 85% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Operation noun · 85% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Process noun · 85% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Apprehension noun · 85% connection

the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

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Cognition noun · 85% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Discernment noun · 85% connection

the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

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Knowledge noun · 85% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Memory noun · 85% connection

the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"

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Noesis noun · 85% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Ambreic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to ambrein; -- said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid.

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Analysis noun · 78% connection

The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key.

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Arrangement noun · 78% connection

The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of on…

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Athanor noun · 78% connection

A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.

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Attention noun · 78% connection

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; excl…

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Bargain noun · 78% connection

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to…

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Bitter principle noun · 78% connection

any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification

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Chrysophyta noun · 78% connection

mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and d…

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Classificatory adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification.

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Cogitabund adjective · 78% connection

Full of thought; thoughtful.

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Concoction noun · 78% connection

The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination.

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Concoctive adjective · 78% connection

Having the power of digesting or ripening; digestive.

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