VOCABULARY Flashcards
assess (v)
to carefully consider a situation, person or problem in order to make a judgement: “We tried to assess his suitability for the job”
assess (v)
to calculate what something costs or is worth “Our agent will assess the value of your property”
baffle (v)
if a problem, someone’s behaviour, etc baffles you, you cannot understand it or solve it: “Detectives remain baffled by these murders”
biased (adj)
referring to one person, thing or idea to another in a way that is unfair “It was a biased report”
dubious (adj)
not completely good, safe or honest “The story seemed a bit dubious to me”
dubious (adj)
not sure about the truth or quality of something, or whether you should somehing “I’m very dubious to me”
gather (v)
to believe that something is true, although no one has directly told you about it “You are new here, I gather”
grasp (v)
to understand something “He was finding difficult to grasp the rules of the game”
guesswork (n)
the process of trying to find the answer to something by guessing “It was a theory based on pure guesswork”
hunch (n)
a feeling that something is true or will happen, although you don’t know any decline facts about it
naive (adj)
a naive person lacks experience of life and tends to trust other people and believe things too easily
ponder (v)
to think carefully about sth for a long time before reaching a decision
query (v or n)
n: a question that you ask because you want information or because you are not certain about sth
v: to ask a question about sth because you have doubts about
reckon (v)
to believe that something is true
cram (v)
to study hard in order to learn in a short time, especially for an examination
brush up (on)
practise and improve your skills or knowledge of something
come (a)round (to)
change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them
hit upon
suddenly have an idea, discover sth by chance
mull over
think carefully over a period of time
make out
see, hear or understand something with difficulty; suggest, imply
puzzle out
solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it
read up (on/about)
get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it
think over
consider a problem or decision carefully
think through
consider the facts about sth in an organised and thorough way
