english vocab - lesson 4

sapient

wise, insightful (often used ironically)

sage

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

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 of feeling concerning some future event, omen, foreboding

to give a sign or warning about the future

sagacious

shrewd, having good judgement, perceptive

conscientious

guided by one’s sense of right and wrong

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

sapere

to taste, to perceive, to be sensible or wise

nosco, noscere, novim, notum

to get to know, to get acquainted with

puto, putare, putavi, putatum

to settle, to consider, to reckon

sagio, sagire

to perceive acutely or keenly with the senses or mind

scio, scire, scivi, scitum

to know, to understand