knowing vs recital

knowing

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

adj
  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

recital

noun
  • The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration. 

  • The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal 

  • A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist. 

  • That which is recited; a story, narration, account. 

  • A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation. 

How often have the words knowing and recital occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )