Merit and Sense

Merit

Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

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Sense and merit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sense" instead a noun "Merit".

Nearby Words: merited, meriting

Sense noun - An indefinite physical response to a stimulus.

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Merit and sense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merit" instead a noun "Sense".

perfect	perfect merit	perfect sense
true	true merit	true sense
legal	legal merit	legal sense
actual	actual merit	actual sense
Other adjectives: real, great, little, bad, moral, new, general, possible, greater, scientific, technical.

For reference, this means that it took nearly a third of a character's starting merit dots to be able to read and speak an additional language, and it cost as much in merit dots or experience as having an intuitive sense of impending danger or being a relatively significant celebrity.

Source: Omniglot
In the Old World of Darkness, Danger Sense is a relatively cheap merit that gives you a bonus on reacting to imminent threats.

Source: Spider-Sense
Gendo knows his son isnt at all what he was expecting, and Ritsuko constantly brings to his attention that Shinji keeps doing things that make no sense, but Gendo keeps thinking it doesnt merit his attention.

Source: Fanfic / Once More with Feeling

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