Bonus unit 2

Aspect

A part of something.

Punctuality

On time; not late or early.

Biased

Like/dislike someone based on personal opinion.

Prejudiced

Dislike something or someone.

Dubious

Feeling doubt or uncertain.

Cynical

Not trusting other people and doubting their goodness.

Skeptical

Doubting that something is true or useful.

Ingenious

Very intelligent and skillful.

Baffle

Make someone confused.

Discriminate

To exclude someone or make them left out.

Assume

Accept something to be true.

Assess

Judge.

Deduce

To reach an answer.

Presume

Believe something to be true because it’s very likely.

Justify

Explain a good reason.

Speculate

To buy and sell.

Reflect

To think carefully.

Brush up on

To practice or improve something.

Come around to

Change your opinion or be persuaded.

Face up to

To accept something and try to deal with it.

Figure out

To be able to understand.

Come up with

To create or devise an idea.

Hit upon

To suddenly have an idea.

Mull over

To think carefully.

Piece together

Learn the truth behind the evidence.

Puzzle out

To solve a problem.

Read up on

Get information by reading a lot.

Swot up on

Study something very hard.

Cram for

Study very hard in a short time.

Conscientious

Careful and diligent in work.

Plagiarise

To copy someone else's work.

Colleague

Someone who you work with or a classmate.