2 November, 2014

cognition

noun

1. the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

   synonyms:

   perception, discernment, awareness, apprehension, learning,understanding,  comprehension, enlightenment, insight, intelligence,reason, reasoning , thinking, (conscious) thought "a theory of human cognition"

   • a perception, sensation, idea, or intuition resulting from the process of cognition.

     plural noun: cognitions

     synonyms:

     perception, discernment, awareness, apprehension, learning,understanding,  comprehension, enlightenment, insight, intelligence,reason, reasoning, thinking, (conscious) thought "a theory of human cognition"

1 November, 2014

rendering

noun

1. 1.

   a performance of a piece of music or drama.

   "a lively rendering of ‘Ilkley Moor’"
2. 2.

   the action of applying plaster to a wall.

   "the walls are capped and ready for rendering"

31 October,2014

bequeath

verb

1. leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.

   "he bequeathed his art collection to the town"

   synonyms:

   leave, leave in one's will, will, make over, pass on, hand on, hand down, cede

   • pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else.

     "he ditched the unpopular policies bequeathed to him"

     synonyms:

     hand down, hand on, pass on