english 10 h lesson 4 vocab

Sapient

Wise; insightful (often used ironically)

Sage

A person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience

Sage 2

Wise: judicious

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

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

Presage

A sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding

Sagacious

Shrewd; having good judgment; perceptive

Conscientious 1

Guided by one’s sense of right and wrong

Conscientious 2

Thorough; with careful attention

Plebiscite

A direct vote of all the people of a country or district or an important matter; a referendum

Prescience

Knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge