7
preference(noun, feeling, drive, power, character)
7
providence(noun, care, restraint, responsibility, judgment)
7
thoughtfulness(noun, responsibility, judgment, caution, refinement)
6
canniness(noun, care, responsibility, thought, judgment)
6
cautiousness(noun, care, restraint, caution, thoughtfulness)
6
distinction(noun, feature, characteristic, taste, division)
6
judgement
6
perception(noun, characteristic, control, quality, understanding)
6
perspicacity(noun, control, understanding, care, responsibility)
6
selection(noun, right, benefit, pick, choice)
6
wish(noun, feeling, drive, power, character)
5
alertness(noun, caution, thoughtfulness, suspicion, carefulness)
5
carte blanche(noun, expression, power, right, independence)
5
desire(noun, feeling, drive, power, character)
5
grace(noun, taste, skill, class, judgment)
5
guardedness(noun, care, caution, suspicion, alertness)
5
gumption(noun, responsibility, judgment, caution, consideration)
5
intelligence(noun, control, understanding, care, head)
5
maturity(noun, responsibility, judgment, caution, prudence)
5
pleasure(noun, feeling, drive, power, free)
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