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English 9 Word Study Unit 1 Gno/Sci- to know, to have skill

English 9 Word Study Unit 1 Gno/Sci- to know, to have skill. Conscionable - adj. Example: The town was surprised by the mayor’s conscionable decision to give money to social programs that he had opposed during his campaign.

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English 9 Word Study Unit 1 Gno/Sci- to know, to have skill

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  1. English 9 Word Study Unit 1Gno/Sci- to know, to have skill

  2. Conscionable - adj • Example: The town was surprised by the mayor’s conscionable decision to give money to social programs that he had opposed during his campaign. • Definition: Acceptable or permissible according to conscience; characterized by fairness and justice

  3. Scientific - adj • Example: Using his scientific knowledge gained from his marine biology classes, Johnny created an aquarium that rivals one at Sea World. • Definition: Pertaining to or concerned with science or the sciences

  4. Conscience - noun • Example: Instead of pocketing the $300 she found, the young girl followed her conscience and returned it to the lost and found, only to be rewarded later. • Definition: the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one’s conduct or motives

  5. Omniscience - noun • Example: A narrator’s omniscience allows the reader to be aware of the actions, feelings, and thoughts of all characters. • Definition: the quality or state of having complete or unlimited awareness, or understanding

  6. Prescient - adj • Example: Cassondra’s prescient abilities were of no use, for no one believed her predictions of future war and destruction. • Definition:knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight

  7. Conscientious - adj • Example: Most students are very conscientious when deciding upon which college to attend; they research carefully, apply to several schools, and thoroughly examine the pros and cons of those who accept them. • Definition: Meticulous; careful; painstaking; thorough and careful

  8. Diagnosis - noun • Example: The doctor’s diagnosis was based upon many tests and collaborating among several specialists. • Definition: Identification, especially of a disease, by examination and analysis

  9. Prognosis - noun • Example: The forecaster’s prognosis for the weekend weather was hot, humid, and sticky, with thunderstorms likely. • Definition: prediction or forecast, often but not always relating to a disease

  10. Agnostic – noun • Example: As an agnostic, the professor felt uncomfortable working in a private school where she is responsible for teaching religion class twice a week. • Definition:one who is doubtful or noncommittal about something; a person who believes that nothing I known or can be known about the existence of God.

  11. Gnostic - adj • Example: The Gnostic text was considered sacred by the monks, who repeated many of its verses during daily meditation. • Definition: of or relating to intellectual or spiritual knowledge

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