Cognition (noun)
Definition:
the use of conscious mental processes.
Example:
A book on human learning, memory, and cognition.
Discernment (noun)
Definition:
the ability to judge people and things well.
Example:
It's clear that you are a person of discernment.
Disingenuous (adjective)
Definition:
(of a person or their behavior) slightly dishonest; not speaking the complete truth.
Example:
It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the case.
Distend (verb)
Definition:
(usually of the stomach or other part of the body) to swell and become large (as if) by pressure from inside.
Example:
In the refugee centres we saw many children whose stomachs were distended because of lack of food.
Egotists (noun)
Definition:
a person who considers himself or herself to be better or more important than other people.
Example:
Politicians are notorious egotists.
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