Destination C1 & C2 - Unit 2 - Topic Thinking

assess

to carefully consider a situation, person or problem in order to make a judgment

assume

to believe that something is true, even though no one has told you or no proof

baffle

if a problem, someone’s behaviour, etc baffles you, you cannot understand it or solve it

biased

preferring one person, thing or idea to another in a way that is unfair

concentrate

to give all attention to the thing you are doing

consider

to think about something carefully before making a decision

comtemplate

to consider something in the future

cynical

someone who is cynical believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest, or expect things not to be successful or useful

deduce

to know something as a result of considering the information or evidence that you have

deliberate

to think about or discuss something very carefully, especially before you make an importation decision

dilemma

a situation in which you have to make a difficult decision

discriminate

to treat someone unfairly because of their religion, race, etc/ to recognise the difference between things

dubious

not sure about the truth or quality of something, or whether you should do something

estimate

faith

gather

genious

grasp

guesswork

hunch

ideology

ingenious

inspiration

intuition

justify

naive

notion

optimistic

paradox

pessimistic

plausible

ponder

prejudiced

presume

query

reckon

reflect

skeptical

speculate

suppose