savvy has definitions from the field of psychology
1
[ verb ] get the meaning of something

Examples

"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

Used in print

(Wayne D. Overholser, The Killer Marshal....)

He stopped , embarrassed , and Morgan said , `` I understand that , but I do n't savvy why you 'd go_off and leave your jobs in_the_first_place '' .

2
[ noun ] (psychology) the cognitive condition of someone who understands

Examples

"he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

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