lesson 25 and 26

Question 1

cognition

Answer 1

The mental process of knowing, including awareness, reasoning, and judgment

Question 2

cognizant

Answer 2

Fully informed; aware or conscious of something

Question 3

connoisseur

Answer 3

A knowledgeable person who appreciates high quality, especially in such areas as the arts

Question 4

conscientious

Answer 4

Careful, thorough, and hard working. Guided by conscience; principled or ethical.

Question 5

diagnosis

Answer 5

The identification of a disease or other condition

Question 6

incognito

Answer 6

With one’s identity concealed

Question 7

notoriety

Answer 7

fame for something negative; infamy

Question 8

omniscient

Answer 8

Having total knowledge; knowing everything

Question 9

prognosis

Answer 9

A forecast or prediction. A prediction of the outcome of a disease, or the likelihood of the

Question 10

unconscionable

Answer 10

Immoral; unprincipled; not restrained by conscienc

Question 11

affectation

Answer 11

Artificial behavior done to impress others; action for appearance’s sake

Question 12

beneficiary

Answer 12

– A person or an institution receiving help or an advantage.

Question 13

de facto

Answer 13

– Real or actual

Question 14

efficacy

Answer 14

Effectiveness; the power to produce a result

Question 15

faction

Answer 15

A unified group within a larger group, usually in disagreement or conflict with the larger group

Question 16

factoid

Answer 16

A piece of false information accepted as true because it has been repeated in the media

Question 17

factotum

Answer 17

An employee who has a wide range of duties

Question 18

manufacture

Answer 18

To make, create, produce, or turn out usually as part of an industrial process.

Question 19

officiate

Answer 19

To serve in a position of authority, or to conduct a meeting or a ceremony. To referee or umpire.

Question 20

prolific

Answer 20

Producing offspring or fruit. Producing many works or results.