dogma
a system of doctirnes put forward by an authority
dogmatic
pertainging to dogma, expressed in authoritative or arrogant manner
heterodox
not in agreement with accepted beliefs
agnostic
a person who believes nothing can be known abouit the existence of a god, relating to elief that god is unknowable
physiognomy
the art of judging human character by facial features
prognosis
a prediciton of the outcome of a disease, any forecastor prediction
criterion
a standard rule, or test on which a decision or judge,ment can be made
hypocrisy
pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have
amnesty
a general pardon for offenders, especially for political offenses
mnemonic
relating to or assisting the memory
frenetic
frantic or frenzied
schizoprehnia
sever mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act or reason in a rational way
arraign
to call to court to answer charges, to accuse
rationale
the reasons nderlying smething
rationalize
to provide a rational basis fro something, often by false self-serving reasoning
sapient
wise, insightful
sage
a person usually elderly honored for wisdom and experience
cognition
the act of perceiving or knowing
cognizant
aware, having knowledge of something
connoisseur
an expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste
notorious
widel and unfavorably known, infamous
compute
to determine by mathmatics
impute
to atribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault
repute
to assign a reputation to
putative
supposed, reputed
presage
a sign or feeling concerning some future event
sagacious
shrewd, having good judegemtn, perceptive
conscientious
guided by ones senses of right and wrong, thourough
plebiscite
a direct vote of all the poep;le of a country bor distict on an important matyter
prescience
knowledge of events before they occur