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CL 4 Think and Know
Albrecht's Classic Roots 4 roots and words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SAPERE (L) | "to taste," "to perceive," "to be sensible or wise" |
| sapient | wise; insightful (often used ironically) |
| sage | an elderly person who is honored for wisdom and experience; wise |
| NOSCO (L) | to get to know," "to get acquainted with" |
| cognition | the act of perceiving or knowing |
| cognizant | aware; having knowledge of something |
| connoisseur | an expert person in matters of art and taste |
| notorious | widely and unfavorably known; infamous |
| PUTO (L) | to settle," "to consider," "to reckon" |
| compute | to determine by mathematics |
| impute | to attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person |
| repute | to assign a reputation to |
| putative | supposed; reputed |
| SAGIO (L) | "to perceive acutely or keenly with the senses or mind" |
| presage | a sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen |
| sagacious | having good judgment; perceptive |
| SCIO, SCIRE (L) | "to know," "to understand" |
| conscientious | guided by one's sense of right and wrong or thorough |
| plebiscite | a direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter |
| prescience | knowledge of events before they occur; foresight |