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| assume |
to think that something is true without knowing the facts or asking about them. |
| aware |
knowing or conscious. |
| bet |
to feel sure or confident without knowing (something) as a fact. [1/4 definitions] |
| conscious |
sensitive to; knowing; aware (often followed by "of"). [1/3 definitions] |
| culture |
the quality of knowing and caring about art, literature, good manners, and what goes on in the world. [1/4 definitions] |
| experienced |
knowing a lot about something as a result of practice or experience. |
| farsighted |
wise about guessing or knowing what will happen in the future. [1/2 definitions] |
| feedback |
the opinions, corrections, or comments that are made after being presented with something. Such comments have been asked for by someone who is interested in knowing whether the thing presented is acceptable, helpful, or successful. [1/2 definitions] |
| -gnomy |
the art or science of knowing or interpreting. |
| guess |
to figure out correctly without knowing for certain. [1/4 definitions] |
| idiom |
a verbal expression that cannot be understood merely by knowing the individual meanings of its elements, as with the phrase "break down," meaning "to lose one's mental stability." [1/4 definitions] |
| in the dark |
knowing nothing; uncertain. |
| intuition |
the power of knowing or apprehending something directly, without learning it consciously or submitting it to processes of logic. [1/3 definitions] |
| Juneteenth |
the anniversary and celebration of the day, June 19, 1865, on which the abolition of slavery in the Confederate states was announced in Texas by Union Army forces. Before this date, slaves in Texas, part of the Confederacy, had no way of knowing that they had been freed on January 1, 1863 by the Emancipation Proclamation; thus, June 19th, now a Federal holiday, is celebrated each year in commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Technically, all slaves became free in the United States upon the adoption of the 13th Amendment at the end of 1865. The amendment abolished slavery everywhere, including in those slave-owning states that had not joined the Confederacy. |
| lost |
not knowing where you are, or not knowing how to find your way. [1/4 definitions] |
| make allowance (or allowances) for |
to be lenient toward (someone) due to knowing and understanding why a certain behavior has occurred; excuse; pardon. [1/2 definitions] |
| meddle |
to deal with or use something without knowing or caring what one is doing; tamper. [1/2 definitions] |
| omniscient |
infinite in knowledge; all-knowing. [1/3 definitions] |
| polyglot |
using or knowing several languages; multilingual. [1/5 definitions] |
| prejudice |
an opinion that is formed without knowing or understanding all the facts. [1/2 definitions] |
| shame |
a painful feeling caused by knowing that you have done something wrong. [1/2 definitions] |
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