Topic: Thinking Flashcards
to carefully consider something/ someone to make a judgment
to calculate what sth costs or is worth
assess (v)
to confuse somebody completely; to be too difficult or strange for somebody to understand or explain
baffle (v)
to think about whether you should do something, or how you should do something
to think carefully about and accept the possibility of something happening
to think deeply about something for a long time
comtemplate (v)
believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons
cynical (adj)
to form an opinion about something based on the information or evidence that is available
deduce (v) (sth from sth; from sth that…)
to consider something very carefully, usually before making a decision
deliberate (v)
not knowing whether something is good or bad
dubious (adj) = doubtful
to believe or understand that something is true because of information or evidence you have
gather (v)
to understand sth completely
grasp (v)
a feeling that something is true even though you do not have any evidence to prove it
hunch (n)
very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas
ingenious (adj)
an idea, a belief or an understanding of something
notion (n)
a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange
paradox (n)
reasonable and likely to be true
plausible (adj)
to think carefully about sth for a long time before reaching a decision
ponder (v)
