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25 Cards in this Set
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Sapere
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"to taste," "to perceive," "to be sensible"
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Sapient
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Wise; insightful (often used ironically)
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Sage
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A person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience
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Nosco, Noscere, Novi, Notum
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"to get to know," "to get acquainted"
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Cognition
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The act of perceiving or knowing
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Cognizant
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Aware; having knowledge of something
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Connoisseur
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An expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste
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Notorious
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Widely and unfavorably known; infamous
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Puto, Putare, Putavi, Putatum
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"to settle," "to consider," "to reckon"
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Compute
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To determine by mathematics
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Impute
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To attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person
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Repute
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To assign a reputation to (usually used with to be)
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Putative
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Supposed; reputed
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Sagio, Sagire
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"to perceive acutely or keenly with the sense or mind"
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Presage
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A sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding
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Sagacious
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Shrewd; having good judgement; perceptive
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Scio, Scire, Scivi, Scitum
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"to know," "to understand"
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Conscientious
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1. Guided by one's sense of right and wrong
2. Thorough; with careful attention |
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Plebiscite
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A direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter; a referendum
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Prescience
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Knowledge of events before the occur; foresight; foreknowledge
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Sapid
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Having taste or flavor
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Savant
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1. A learned person
2. An idiot savant |
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Depute
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To appoint as one's substitute or representative
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Unconscionable
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Unscrupulous; not guided by conscience
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Omniscient
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Having complete knowledge or unlimited knowledge
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