| Term | Definition |
| sapient | wise, insightful (ironic) |
| sage | wise, astute, prudent |
| cognition | understanding, comprehension |
| cognizant | aware, mindful |
| connoisseur | expert, authority |
| notorious | infamous, disreputable |
| compute | to calculate, to figure, to add up |
| impute | to attribute, to ascribe, to accredit, to blame |
| repute | reputatrion, authority, fame |
| putative | presumed, assumed, reported |
| presage | predict, fortell, foreshadow, portent |
| sagacious | wise, astute |
| conscientious | careful, thorough, painstaking |
| plebiscite | referendum, ballot |
| prescience | foresight, foreknowledge |