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
think up
invent or imagine something, especially an excuse
take in
understand and remember something that you hear or read, trick someone into believing something that is not true
bear in mind
have in mind
strike a balance
poner en una balanza
look on the bright side
mirar el lado positivo
under the misapprehension
estar equivocado
have your wits about you
be able to think quickly and make sensible decisions
know what’s what
know the important facts about a situation
round the bend
crazy
split hairs
argue or worry about very small details or differences that are not important
put two and two together
guess what is happening or what something means based on what you have seen or heard
quick/slow on the uptake
taking a very short/long time to understand or realise sth
not to see the woods for the trees
used for saying that someone cannot understand what is important in a situation because they are thinking too much about small details
take stock (of)
spend some time thinking about the situation you are in before you decibe what to do next
not to have a leg to stand on
not have any way of proving that you are right about sth
ASSUME
ASSUMPTION, ASSUMING, UNASSUMING, ASSUMED
BELIEVE
BELIEF, DISBELIEF, (UN)BELIEVER, (UN)BELIEABLE, DISBELIEVING, UNBELIEVABLY
BRILLIANT
BRILLANCE, BRILLANTLY
CONCEIVE
CONVICTION, (UN)CONVINCED, (UN)CONVINCING(LY)
DECIDE
DECISION, DECIDER, DECISIVENESS, DECIDING, (IN)DECISIVE(LY)
DEFINE
DEFINITION, DEFINED, DEFINITIVE(LY), (IN)DEFINITE(LY)
DOUBT
DOUBTER, DOUBTFUL(LY), UNDOUBTED(LY), DOUBTLESS
EXPLAIN
EXPLANATION, EXPLANATORY, UNEXPLAINED, (IN)EXPLICABLE, INEXPLICABLY
IMAGINE
IMAGINATION, IMAGININGS, IMAGINARY, (UN)IMAGINATIVE(LY)
WISE
WISDOM, (UN)WISE(LY)
THINK
THOUGHT, THINKER, THINKING, THOUGHTFULNESS, THOUGHLESSNESS, (UN)THINKABLE, THOUGHTFUL(LY), THOUGHTLESS(LY)
SENSE
(DE)SENSITISE, NONSENSE, SENSITIVITY, SENSIBILITY, SENSELESS(NESS), SENSIBLE, NONSENSICAL, SENSIBLY, SENSITIVE(LY)
SANE
(IN)SANITY, INSANE(LY)
REASON
REASONING, REASONABLENESS, (UN)REASONABLE, REASONED, (UN)REASONABLY
RATIONAL
RATIONALISE, RATIONALISATION, RATIONALIST, RATIONALISM, (IR)RATIONALITY, (IR)RATIONAL(LY)
OPINION
OPINIONATED
LOGIC
(IL)LOGICAL(LY)
JUDGE
JUDGEMENT, JUDCIARY, JUDICIOUSNESS, JUDICIOUS, JUDICIAL, JUDGEMENTAL, JUDICIOUSLY
REST
RESTFUL
MAJESTY
MAJESTIC
CONCEPT
CONCEPTION, MISCONCEPTION
CRY
OUTCRY : protesta, clamor (public outcry; clamor público)
OCCUR
OCCURRENCE
NOTORIOUS
NOTORIETY
PROOF
PROVEN, DISPROVEN
REPUTE
REPUTABLE
INFLUENCE
INFLUENTIAL
MODIFY
MODIFIED, UNMODIFIED
BOUND TO (EJ:BE, HAPPEN)
HAVE TO
to be very likely to do or feel a particular thing
PASS OVER
IGNORE, DISREGARD, OVERLOOK (PASAR POR ALTO)
MADE IMPRESSION ON ME
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DO YOU MIND…?
DO YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO…?
IMAGINE
IMAGININGS (FANTASÍAS)
grit (n)
arena
delerict (adj)
abandonado, ruinoso
dereliction of duty (n)
negligencia
relentless (adv)
imparable, incesante, implacable
whim (n)
capricho, antojo
whimsical (adj)
caprichoso, fantasioso
turret (n)
torre
antennae (n)
antenas
utmost (adj)
máximo (“The hospital staff treated me with the utmost care”)
