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conscious

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  1. aware                 
 
1. con.scious \'ka:n-ch*s\ aj [L conscius, fr. com- + scire to know] 
   archaic  1: sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or 
   outward  fact 2: perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of 
   controlled thoug ht or observation 3: subjectively perceived {~ guilt}  4: 
   capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception  5: 
   SELF-CONSCIOUS  6: having mental faculties undulled by sleep, faint, or 
   stupor : AWAK E 7: done or acting with critical awareness  - con.scious.ly 
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2. conscious n : CONSCIOUSNESS