Classical Roots D Lesson 4

sapient

Having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.

compute

To calculate or reckon (a figure or amount).

connoisseur

An expert judge in matters of taste.

cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

cognizant

Having knowledge or being aware of something.

connoisseur

An expert judge in matters of taste.

conscientious

Wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.

impute

To attribute or ascribe (an act, quality, or quality) to someone or something.

notorious

Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.

plebiscite

A direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.

presage

To be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one).

prescience

The fact of knowing something before it takes place; foreknowledge.

putative

Generally considered or reputed to be.

repute

The opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally regarded in a particular way.

sagacious

Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd.

sage

A profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.

SAPERE

to taste or perceive; to know.

NOSCO, NOSCERE, NOVI, NOTUM

to get to know; to recognize; to understand.

SAGIO, SAGIRE

to perceive or sense; to have insight.

SCIO, SCIRE, SCIVI, SCITUM

to know or be aware; to be informed.