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A person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience. 2) ADJ. Wise, Judicious
Mother Teresa always had sage advise for other believers. |
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Wise, Insightful (Ironically)
On halloween she dressed up as a gypsy and pretended to give sapient advice. |
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The act of perceiving or knowing.
Cognition is hard to find in other livings things besides humans and larger animals. |
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Aware; Having knowledge of something.
Though she was cognizant that she had no friends at the camp, she was determined to make new ones. |
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An expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste.
Henry XIV, who was an exceptional connoisseur had a great taste for fine wines and expensive clothing. |
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Widely and unfavorably known; infamous
Sushi restaurants get bad reputations because they are notoriously known for giving food poisoning. |
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To determine by mathematics.
After speculation Isaac Newton finally computed his data to support his hypothesis. |
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To attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person.
His enemies imputed many crimes to the philosopher Socrates, Including corruption of the youth of Athens by his sacrilegious opinions. |
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To assign a reputation to (usually used with to be)
Finnish is reputed to be one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn. |
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Supposed; reputed
It was later discovered that the putative inventor had falsified the results of his experiment. |
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A sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreshadowing. 2) To give a sign or warning about the future.
She left the stadium because she felt a presage about the group of creepy men in black. |
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Shrewd; having good judgement; perceptive.
Bill O'Reilly is sometimes just on TV for his advice of Sagacious behavior. |
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Guided by one's sense of wrong and right. 2) Thorough; with careful attention.
The puritans came to America conscientiously knowing the were leaving Britain behind. |
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A direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter; a referendum.
Richardson recently took a plebiscite on whether to create a new parkland memorial hospital or not. |
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Knowledge of events before they occur; Foresight; foreknowledge.
One criterion for a great batter is prescience about what the pitcher is going to throw. |
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