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CR4 - thinking and..
10th grade CR lesson 4
Question | Answer |
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SAPERE | Latin "to taste," "to precieve," "to be sensible or wise" |
sapient | wise; insightful (often used ironically) |
sage | 1. a person, usally elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience 2. wise; judicous |
NOSCO, NOSCERE, NOVI, NOTUM | Latin "to get to know," "to get acquainted with" |
cognition | 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 | Latin "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 reoutation to (usually used with to be) |
putative | supposed; reputed |
SAGION, SAGIRE | "to percieve acutely or keenly with senses or mind" |
presage | 1. a sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding 2. to give a sign or warning about the future |
sagacious | having good judgement; perceptive |
SCIO, SCIRE, SCIVI, SCITUM | Latin "to know," "to understand" |
conscientious | 1. guided be ones sense of right and wrong 2. thorough; with careful attention |
plebiscite | a direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter; a referendum |
prescience | knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge |