Apprehension
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The physical act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure. The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest. The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception. Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea. The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding. Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill.
Example sentence: Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
Discernment
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The ability to distinguish; judgement.Discrimination.To distinguish between things.To perceive differences that exist.The condition of understanding.Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.Perceptiveness.The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.Discretion in judging objectively.
Example sentence: Before I was married to Martin and became a King, I was a proud Scott, shaped by my mother's discernment and my father's strength.