awareness of self (9)
I believe the answer is:
sentience
(Other definitions for sentience that I've seen before include "Ability to feel things" , "Consciousness -- ten nieces (anag)" , "Ability to feel or perceive" , "mind" , "awareness" .)
I believe the answer is:
sentience
(Other definitions for sentience that I've seen before include "Ability to feel things" , "Consciousness -- ten nieces (anag)" , "Ability to feel or perceive" , "mind" , "awareness" .)