lesson 25 and 26 Flashcards
cognition
The mental process of knowing, including awareness, reasoning, and judgment
cognizant
Fully informed; aware or conscious of something
connoisseur
A knowledgeable person who appreciates high quality, especially in such areas as the arts
conscientious
Careful, thorough, and hard working. Guided by conscience; principled or ethical.
diagnosis
The identification of a disease or other condition
incognito
With one’s identity concealed
notoriety
fame for something negative; infamy
omniscient
Having total knowledge; knowing everything
prognosis
A forecast or prediction. A prediction of the outcome of a disease, or the likelihood of the
unconscionable
Immoral; unprincipled; not restrained by conscienc
affectation
Artificial behavior done to impress others; action for appearance’s sake
beneficiary
– A person or an institution receiving help or an advantage.
de facto
– Real or actual
efficacy
Effectiveness; the power to produce a result
faction
A unified group within a larger group, usually in disagreement or conflict with the larger group
factoid
A piece of false information accepted as true because it has been repeated in the media
factotum
An employee who has a wide range of duties
manufacture
To make, create, produce, or turn out usually as part of an industrial process.
officiate
To serve in a position of authority, or to conduct a meeting or a ceremony. To referee or umpire.
prolific
Producing offspring or fruit. Producing many works or results.
