✅ Skip means to move in a light way, hopping or leaping forward with each foot (I skipped to the bakery).
✅ Bound means to move by leaping or jumping (The cat bounded from one surface to the next).
✅ Both of these words mean to move lightly and springily.
✅ Bound suggests larger or longer leaps than skip (I saw children skipping in the park; The dog bounded across the field).
✅ Fringe refers to the outer edge of something (We found signs of alien life on the fringe of mapped space).
✅ Periphery refers to the edge or outskirts (He lived on the periphery of civilization).
✅ Both of these terms refer to the edges of a place or area.
✅ Both words also suggest the idea of permeable edges, where a place can be both inside and outside of a space or area at the same time (At the fringes of the city, you can see the natural world taking over).
✅ Astute describes a perceptive way of thinking (That was a very astute statement).
✅ Discerning describes someone who shows very good judgment and understanding (a discerning eye for quality).
✅ These terms can both describe someone who has a good understanding and perceptiveness about the world around them (We market toward the discerning consumer; She was astute and had good business sense).
✅ Astute emphasizes shrewdness, whereas discerning emphasizes judgment.