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20 Cards in this Set
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SAPERE
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(L) to taste, to percieve, to be sensible
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sapient
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adj. wise, insightful (often used ironically)
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sage
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n. a person, usually elderly, honored for wisdom and experience
adj. wise; judicious |
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NOSCO
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(L) to get to know, to get aaquainted with
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cognition
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n. the act of percieving or knowing
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cognizant
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adj. aware; having knowledge of something
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connoisseur
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n. an expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste
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notorious
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adj. widely and unfavorably known
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PUTO
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(L) to settle, to considor to reckon
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compute
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v. to determine by mathematics
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impute
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v. to attributeor ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person
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repute
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v. to assign a reputation to (often used with to be)
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putative
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adj. supposed; reputed
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SAGIO
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(L) to percieve acutely or keenly with the senses or mind
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presage
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n. a sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding
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sagatious
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adj. shrewd, having good judgement; perceptive
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SCIO
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(L) to know, to understand
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conscientious
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adj. #1. guided by one's sense of right and wrong
#2. thorough; with careful attention |
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plebiscite
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n. 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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n. knowledge of events before thay occur; fpresight; foreknowledge
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