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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sapere (root) | to taste, to perceive |
| Sapient | Wise; insightful |
| Sage | A person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience |
| Nosco, Noscere, novi, notum (root) | to get to know, to get acquainted with |
| Cognitition | The act of perceiving or knowing |
| Cognizant | Aware, having knowledge of something |
| Connoisseur | An expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste |
| Notorious | Widely and unfavorably known, infamous |
| Puto, Putare, Putavi, Putatum (root) | 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 (usually used with, to be) |
| Putative | supposed; reputed |
| Sagio, Sagire (root) | to perceive acutely or keenly with the senses or mind |
| Presage | A sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding |
| Sagacious | Shrewd; having good judgement; perceptive |
| Scio, Scire, Scivi, Scitum (root) | To know, to understand |
| Conscientious | Guided by one's sense of right and wrong |
| Plebiscite | A direct vote of all the people of a country, or district on an important matter; a referendum |
| Prescience | Knowledge of event before they occur; foresight, foreknowledge |