definitions

critical

• marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"
  
• at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical"
  
• characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
  
• urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"
  
• forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
  
• being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"
  
• of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim"

accept

• consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
  
• receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
  
• give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
  
• react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"
  
• admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
  
• bear: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
  
• tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
  
• be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"
  
• receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
  
• take: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
  
• be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"

perception

percept: the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"
the process of perceiving

knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

sensing: becoming aware of something via the senses