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gnostic(adjective, understanding, keen, sharp, alert)
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guarded(adjective, cautious, tactful, circumspect)
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heedful(adjective, alert, intelligent, cautious, attentive)
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highbrow(smart, bright, enlightened, brainy, studious)
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hypercritical(adjective, fastidious)
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imaginative(adjective, smart, bright, brainy)
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intellectual(adjective, sound, reasonable, smart, bright)
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intense(sharp, shrewd, perceptive, penetrating, searching)
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intuitive(adjective, understanding, sound, keen, sharp)
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lucid(clear, sound, reasonable, sensible, healthy)
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nimble-witted(bright, sharp-witted, intelligence wisdom, quick-thinking)
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normal(sound, reasonable, sensible, rational, healthy)
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noticing(verb, adjective, understanding, keen, sensible)
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persnickety(adjective, sharp, precise, refined, critical)
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polite(adjective, superior, sensitive, sophisticated, advanced)
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prophetic(adjective, wise, psychic, clairvoyant, visionary)
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prudish(adjective, fastidious)
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punctilious(adjective, superior, sophisticated, advanced, fastidious)
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reflective(adjective, sound, reasonable, sharp, smart)
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responsive(adjective, understanding, keen, sharp, smart)
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