Awareness is the ability to be conscious of one's surroundings and to understand the implications of that KNOWLEDGE. ACQUAINTANCE (12 letters) is a relationship between two people who are familiar with each other, UNDERSTANDING (13 letters) is the ability to comprehend a situation or concept, GRASP (5 letters) is the ability to comprehend or understand something, EXPERIENCE (10 letters) is the accumulation of KNOWLEDGE or skill that comes from direct participation in an activity, FAMILIARITY (11 letters) is the state of being familiar with something, INTELLIGENCE (12 letters) is the capacity for learning, reasoning, UNDERSTANDING, and similar forms of mental activity, RECOGNITION (11 letters) is the act of identifying something or someone, PERCEPTION (10 letters) is the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses, KEN (3 letters) is KNOWLEDGE or UNDERSTANDING, IDEA (4 letters) is a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action, SENSE (5 letters) is a natural ability to understand or perceive something, KNOWLEDGE (9 letters) is facts, information, and skills acquired through EXPERIENCE or education, Sentience (9 letters) is the capacity to feel, perceive, or EXPERIENCE subjectively, and COGNIZANCE (10 letters) is the fact of being aware of something.