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Somniloquism

The act or habit of talking in one's sleep; somniloquy.

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Process 76% connected

The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.

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Sleeping 76% connected

of Sleep

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Somniloquy 92% connected

A talking in sleep; the talking of one in a state of somnipathy.

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Cognitive content noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Cognitive factor noun · 86% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

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

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

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Episteme noun · 86% connection

the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

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General knowledge noun · 86% connection

knowledge that is available to anyone

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Lexis noun · 86% connection

all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

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Mental attitude noun · 86% connection

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that wo…

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Mental lexicon noun · 86% connection

a language user's knowledge of words

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Mental object noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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

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the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Asleep a. & adv. · 78% connection

In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

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Awake verb · 78% connection

To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death.

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Bluff adjective · 78% connection

Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.

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Blunt adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Bookish adjective · 78% connection

Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of talking; bookish sen…

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Chattering noun · 78% connection

The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making inarticulate sounds; the sounds so made; noise made by the collision of the…

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Chattiness noun · 78% connection

The quality of being chatty, or of talking easily and pleasantly.

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Felicity noun · 78% connection

A pleasing faculty or accomplishment; as, felicity in painting portraits, or in writing or talking.

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Garrulous adjective · 78% connection

Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.

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Habit noun · 78% connection

The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retain…

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Habitual noun · 78% connection

According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habiual practice of sin.

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Hypnogenic adjective · 78% connection

Relating to the production of hypnotic sleep; as, the so-called hypnogenic pressure points, pressure upon which is said to cause an at…

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Hypnology noun · 78% connection

A treatise on sleep; the doctrine of sleep.

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