UNIT2 THINKING AND LEARNING

vocab phrases collo idi

access

to carefully consider a situation to make judgement

assume

to accept sth is true even you have no proofs

baffle

to confuse sb completely, too diifficult strange for sb to understand

biased

preferring one person, idea that is unfair

consider

to think in a paticular way

contemplate

consider sth in the future (how you should do this)

to think carefully and accept the possibility of sth happenning

cynical

believing that people only do this for themselves rather than honest reasons

deduce

infer

delibrate (over)

to consider very carefully before making decision

dilemma

situation to make very difficult choice between things has equal importance

perenial

again and again

discriminate

distinguish

treat one person of group worse/better that is unfair (against, in favor of)

dubious (about)

unsure about quality of sth

whether you should do sth

estimate (n)

a judgement that you make without exact details

a statement of how much a piece of work will probaly cost

estimate (v)

to form an idea the cost, size, value without caculating exactly

faith

strong believe

gather

believe sth is true although no one directly told about this

genius

sb much more intelligent than other

a very high level of skill and ability

grasp

to understand it completely

guesswork

the process trying to find answers by guessing

hunch

a feeling that sth is true though you don’t have any evidence

ideology

set of ideas that influence political system

intuition

the ability to know sth by feelings

justify

to show sth id right, reasonable

notion

a understanding of sth

paradox

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plausible

likely to be true

ponder

to think carefully for a long time

prejudiced

having unreasonable dislike/preference

presume

think sth true because it’s likely

query

question about asking information

express doubt whether it’s true or false

reckon

believe sth is true

skeptical

having doubts sth

speculate

consider why sth happened

academic

not related to real situation

conscientious

working hard and being careful

curriculum

subject that students study at a particular school

ignorant

stupid because it’s not educated

inattentive

not paying attention

intellectual

well educated

thinking in intelligent way

intensive

involving a lot knowledge that yo have to learn in a short time

brush up on

quickly improved a skill especially you don’t use it for a long time

come around to

change ur mood or opinion cause sb persuaded u

face up to

deal with sth unpleasant

figure out

think sb/sth until you understand

hit on/upon

think a good idea suddenly

make out

see, hear, understand sb, sth difficulty

mull over

consider about plan, proposal

piece together

understand by taking all facts, details and putting them together

puzzle out

work out

read up (on/abt)

get information about particular subject by reading a lot about it

swot up on

study very hard for exam

take in

make sb believe sth that in not the truth

absorb sth into your body (study)t sth i

accept sth is real although it shock, hard

think over

consider a problem decision carefully

think through

consider sth in organised way

think up

invent create sth in your mind (idea, excuse)

account for

to give explanation of sth

give an account of

describe sth that has happenned

take into account

take account of

take in consideration

on account of

because of sth

by/from all accounts

as said by most people

on sb’s account

because of sb’s benefits, influences

associate sth with

connect sb/sth in ur mind with sb/sth else

hang in the balance

the result of situation has not been decided yet

strike a balance

to find a sweet point between two things

upset the balance

ruin the balance

alter the balance

change the situation between two things

redress the balance

make things fair again

balance between

used for two more things

on balance

in overall after considering both two sides

off balance

confused/uncertain what to do next

likely to fail

lay the basis/groundwork/foundations for

prepare for

start sth

on a daily basis

happens regularly everyday

on a temporary basis

for short time only

on a basis of/that

because of/clause

express belief

show what u believe