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| krinein/Greek = cris/crit in English | to separate, to decide, to judge |
| mnemonikos/Greek = mne/English | mindful (words related to memory or remembering) |
| phren/Greek = fren/fran/phren in English | mind |
| ratio/Latin = ratio/English | reason |
| dokien/Greek = dog/English | to appear, to seem, to think |
| doxa/Greek = dox/English | opinion, judement |
| gignoskein/Greek = gnos or gnom in English | to know |
| ortho- | straight, correct |
| hetero- | other, another, different |
| -osis | affected with, condition, disease, |
| dogma | a system of doctrines put forward by an authority, esp a church, to be absolute truth. |
| dogmatic | pertains to dogma; expressed in an arrogant manner |
| heterodox | not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions. |
| agnostic | a person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of a god. |
| physiognomy | the art of judging human character by facial features. |
| prognosis | a prediction of the outcome of a disease; any forecast or prediction. |
| criterion | a standard, rule, or test on which a decision or judgment can be made. |
| hypocrisy | pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that on does not have. |
| amnesty | a general pardon for offenders, especially for political offenses. |
| mnemonic | relating to or assisting the memory. |
| frenetic | frantic; frenzied |
| schizophrenia | a severe mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to be rational; split personalities |
| arraign | to call to court to answer charges; to accuse or charge w/a wrongdoing. |
| rationale | the reasons underlying something, often presented as a statement. |
| rationalize | to provide a rational basis for something, often by false or self-serving reasoning. |