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CR3 - thinking and..
10th grade CR lesson 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DOKEIN | Greek "to appear," "to seem," "to think" |
| DOXA | Greek "opinion," "judgement" |
| dogma | a system of doctrines put forward by an authority, especially a church, to be absolute truth |
| dogmatic | 1. pretending to dogma 2. expressed in an authoritive or arrogant manner |
| heterodox | not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions |
| GIGNOSKEIN | Greek "to know" |
| agnostic | 1. a person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of god 2. relating to the belief that the existence of god is unknowable |
| physiognomy | the art of judging human character by facial festures; facial features when regarded as revealing character |
| prognosis | a prediction of the outcome of a disease; any forcast or prediction |
| KRINEIN | Greek "to separate," "to decide," "to judge" |
| criterion | a standard, rule, or test on which a decision or judgement can be made |
| hypocrisy | pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have |
| MNEMONIKOS | Greek "mindful" |
| amnesty | a general pardon for offenders, especially for political offenses |
| mnemonic | relating to or assisting the memory |
| PHREN, PHRENOS | Greek "heart," "mind," "midriff" |
| frenetic | 1. frantic; frenzied 2. a frenzied person |
| schizophrenia | 1. a sever mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act or reason in a rational way, often with delusions and withdrawal from relationships 2. a situation of extreme conflict between choices, loyalties, or ways of life |
| RATIO | Latin "reason" |
| REOR, REORI, RATUM | Latin "to calculate," "to think" |
| arraign | 1. to call to court to answer charges 2. to accuse; to charge with wrongdoing |
| rationable | the reasons underlying something, often presented as a statement (used with for) |
| rationalize | to provide a rational basis for something, often by false or self-serving reasoning |