UNIT 2- THINKING AND LEARNING

1. assess (v)

to make a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something

2. assume (v)

to think or accept that something is true without proof

3. baffle (v)

to confuse somebody completely

4. biased (adj)

showing unfair favour towards one side

5. concentrate (v)

to give all your attention to something

6. consider (v)

to think carefully before deciding

7. contemplate (v)

to think deeply for some time

8. cynical (adj)

believing people act for selfish reasons

9. deduce (v)

to reach a conclusion from evidence

10. deliberate (adj)

intentional

11. dilemma (n)

a difficult choice

12. discriminate (v)

to treat someone unfairly

13. dubious (adj)

doubtful

14. estimate (v,n)

to roughly calculate

15. faith (n)

trust or confidence

16. gather (v)

to come together

17. genius (n)

a very intelligent person

18. grasp (v)

to hold firmly

19. guesswork (n)

finding an answer by guessing

20. hunch (n)

a feeling without proof

21. ideology

a set of political or economic ideas

22. ingenious

very clever and inventive

23. inspiration

a person or thing that motivates

24. intuition

the ability to know by feeling

25. justify

to show something is right or reasonable

26. naive

too willing to believe people

27. notion

an idea or belief

28. optimistic

expecting good things

29. paradox

a statement that seems contradictory

30. pessimistic

expecting bad results

31. plausible

reasonable and likely to be true

32. ponder

to think carefully

33. prejudiced

having unreasonable dislike

34. presume

to suppose something is true

35. query

a question; to ask a question

36. reckon

to think or believe

37. reflect

to think deeply

38. sceptical

having doubts

39. speculate

to form an opinion without full facts

40. suppose

to think something is true or possible

41. academic

related to education

42. conscientious

careful and hardworking

43. cram

to study a lot quickly

44. curriculum

subjects taught in a course

45. distance learning

learning via the internet

46. graduate

to earn a degree

47. ignorant

lacking knowledge

48. inattentive

not paying attention

49. intellectual

relating to thinking

50. intelligent

good at learning

51. intensive

involving a lot of work

52. knowledgeable

knowing a lot

53. lecture

to give a formal talk

54. mock exam

a practice examination

55. plagiarise

to copy others' work

56. self-study

learning without a teacher

57. seminar

a discussion class

58. special needs

particular support needs

59. tuition

money paid for teaching

60. tutorial

a small-group teaching session