ECL Flashcards
To improve ECL testing scores.
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zilch
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nothing, not anything, zero, nil
2
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The class……….being conducted by a doctor.
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isn’t
3
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During meals, meat is usually cut and………..one piece at time.
a.eat b.ate c.eaten
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c.eaten
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call up
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waken, ring up, bring back, come back, come back to, raise from, raise up, rise from, summon up, an order to report for military duty
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wind up
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finish, shut down
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inhabitants
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population
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tapered
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narrow, thin, slim, slender
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transpire
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occur, happen, take place, arise, crop up
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in preference to
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instead of, in place of, rather than, as opposed to
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worn out
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used until no longer useful;
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
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pratiotic
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adj.
Feeling, expressing, or inspired by love for one’s country.
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meant
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p&pp.
mean
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fatal
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causing death
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sever
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break, smash, split, part, separate
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purge
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eliminate
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lapse
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terminate
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ailment
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weakness, illness, sickness
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fissure
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crack, split apart
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adequate
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about average; acceptable, tolorable
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since
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From then until now or between then and now: They left town and haven’t been here since.
She plans to take a job as a receptionist since.
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We can use ‘will have done’ to talk about…
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what will have been achieved by a certain moment in time.
eg. We’ll have been in these offices for eight years next month.
How long have you been here? I’ll have been here three months next Tuesday.
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turn in
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go to bed
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few coins
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little money
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nearly every
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usually
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wreck
destroy
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obvious
easy to see, appearance
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take up
study
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facility
extra, feature
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observe
see
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against
touch
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drive
constrain
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pulse
beat, pound
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eatery
restaurant, cafeteria
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extent
range, scope, the degree to which a thing extends.
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concur
accord, be in harmony, to be of the same opinion
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distribute
circulate, diffuse, propagate, sell, carry, vend, offer, dispense
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banquate
party, gala, to eat
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anecdotes
story, tale, episode
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eventually
ultimately, finally, soon or later
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to break over
to overflow; to go beyond limits
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break up
To disperse, scatter, disband
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retard
to be delayed
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account
explanation; Prof. Smith is giving an account of viral to the audience.
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distort
misrepresent, bias; transform
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relentless
severe, strict, harsh
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vague
not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed; blur
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situate
placed, locate
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encircling
round
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comprehension
knowledge
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caller
a person who makes a short visit; guest
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auspicious
favorable, propitious, lucky
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bulky
large
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objectively
impartially, neutrally
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testimony
declaration, evidence, proof, affirmation, report
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blaze
flame, blow up, glisten
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age
lifetime, childhood
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amend
change
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ascertain
learn; establish; to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine
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sop up
absorb
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hamper
obstruct
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trivial
slight, minor
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take a chance
risk, hazard
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put aside
save
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apposite
relevant, appropriate, suitable
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anxious
bother, uneasy, worried, solicitous, restless
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jagged
with rough, sharp points protruding.
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transversely
break up, across
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exhume
excavate, dig up
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faithful
believe, stick to
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erect
vertical, straight
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no one iota
not even a tiny bit, none, bit, particle, grain, mite
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adjacent to
just before, after, facing, against, opposition, beside
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slimy
slippery, slippy
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possessions
personal property, real estate, characteristic, chattels, assets
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disgust
loathing, abhorrance, dislike, distaste, displease, upset, revot, horrify, traumatize
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glisten
blink, open and close the eye, wink, bat an eyelid, flash, flicker, twinkle
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smolder
smoke, be on fire, burn
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impression
print, mark
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befall
become, happen to, turn into, grow to be
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discrepancy
difference, disparity, gap, inconsistency, incongruity, divergence, disagreement
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Does the food test............?
| bad or badly
bad
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Did John............study his lessons last night?
| has to or have to
have to
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brunette
red hair color
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concerted
agreement, harmony, performance, plan together, devise
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facilitate
help, simplify
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tuber
bulb, corm, rhizome
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dull
unsharpened; hard to cut with
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hearing-impaired
deaf, unable to hear, hard of hearing
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scrounge
borrow, have a loan of, make use of, have access to; to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it
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first thoughts
first impression
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precipitation
(meteorology); rain, sleet, hail, snow and other forms of water falling from the sky
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Did the student……….a lot of homework last night?
| a.has b.had c.having d.have
have
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correspondence
letters, mail, post, e-mail, messages, communication, connection
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imprecise
blurred, unclear, indistinct
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not detrimental
harmless, not dangerous, safe, non toxic
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anesthetized
knocked out, knock out, numb, lost consciousness
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turned down
not accepted
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sturdy
tough, strong, hard, hard-hitting, durable, hardy, robust
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cerebral
mentally, mental, emotionally, thinking
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circulatory system is....
an organ system that permits blood and lymph circulation to transport nutrients.
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evade
shun, escape, avoid
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dweller
to live as a resident.
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crypt
basement, underground room, underground store, subterranean vault, cellar
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imitate
as an example
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shears
scissors, cutters, clippers, nail clippers
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composed
no wind, calm, unruffled, cool
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fixture
game, sport, match, entertainment
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If + Present Simple, Present Simple ใช้กับ
ใช้กับเหคุการณ์ที่เป็นความจริง
| If you get here before seven, we can catch the early train.
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If + Present Simple, Will + V1 ใช้กับ
ใช้กับเหคุการณ์ที่เป็นเหตุเป็นผลซึ่งกันและกัน
| If I have enough money, I will go to Japan.
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If + Past Simple, would + V1 (would แปลว่า น่าจะ) (Past Simple à V2) ใช้กับ
ใช้กับเหคุการณ์ที่ตรงข้ามความจริงในปัจจุบัน หรือ อนาคต
| If I knew her name, I would tell you.
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If + Past perfect, would have + V3 (Past perfect -> Had + V3) ใช้กับ
วิธีใช้ ใช้กับเหคุการณ์ที่ตรงข้ามความจริงในอดีต
| If you had worked harder, you would have passed your exam.
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She…….a cup of coffee all morning.
| a.is wanting b.has wanted c.was wanted d. will wanted
b.has wanted (all morning)
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a good deal
a great deal, a lot, lots, very much, much, very expensive
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repell
To offer resistance to; fight against
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snag
barrier, trouble, difficulty, problem, dilemma, danger, hitch, mess, nuisance
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adjacent to
beside, next to, at the side of, alongside, by = near, nearby, close
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shrill
loud, noisy, deafening, piercing, earsplitting, strident, thunderous
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confer
consult, ask, check with, discuss with, talk to
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compulsory
necessary, required, obligatory, enforced, essential, unavoidable
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filling
fulfill, pack, stuff, load; appoint, elect
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desertion
abandonment, departin, leaving, departure, passing, leave-taking, disappearance
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hurtle
crash, break down, run into, collide, smash into, bump into
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aggravated
irritate, annoy, provoke; worsen, complicate
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epistle
letter, mail, correspondence, communication, dispatch
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teeming
abound, overflow, swell, crowded, full, busy, jam-packed
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stifle
repress, suppress, put out, extinguish
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tolerable
fairly good, adequate, average; endurable, sufferable, bearable
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need, want, tell + someone to do something
เช่น
Peter wanted Mary to leave the room yesterday evening.
We told Mr.Johnson about the accident because we wanted him know about it.
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Past participles (-ed) are used to say how people feel.
Anne is very interested in the lesson.
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Present participles (-ing) are used to describe the people or things that cause the feelings
The lesson is interesting (to Anne).
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us coins
```
penny = 1 cent
nickel = 5 cents
dime = 10 cents
quarter = 25 cents
half dollar = 50 cents
dollar = 100 cents
```
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give in
give in to, give over to, yield, give up, resign
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bitter
freezing
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gust
blast, wind
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prosperous
flourishing, wealthy
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let up
stop
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quay
pier, dock, wharf, berth, tie-up, tie-down, jetty, landing place
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peripheral
external, surface, outer, roundabout; console
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endow
give, provide, supply
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offspring
descendants, children
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comfy
comfortable, at ease, relaxed, contented, happy, easy, calm
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astonishing
wonderful, amazing, fantastic, great, magnificent, superb, breathtaking
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get by
1. to succeed with the least possible effort or accomplishment. 2. : to make ends meet : survive. 3. : to proceed without being discovered, criticized, or punished
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numb
unfeeling, insensitive, without sensation, frozen, anesthetized, dead, deadened, deaden
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act contrite
apologize, say sorry, make an apology, ask for forgiveness, express regret
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disguised
camouflaged, hidden away, secret, cloaked, masked, veiled, disguised
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incongruity
argument, disagreement, difference, variance, disparity, divergence
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contemplate
concentrate, give attention to, think, focus, ponder, muse, deliberate
