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thinking and learnin
thinking and learning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| baffle | confuse, when you cannot understand or solve something |
| biased | preferring something or somebody |
| concentrate | give your attention to something |
| consider | have a particular opinion on something |
| contemplate | think carefully, consider |
| assume | believe that something is true |
| assess | carefully consider a situation, evaluate |
| cynical | not honest, someone who only cares about themselves |
| deduce | know something as a result of considering some info |
| deliberate | think or discuss something very carefully |
| dilemma | a situation in which you have to make a difficult decision |
| discriminate | treat someone unfairly. Recognise the difference between things |
| dubious | not completely good, sure or honest |
| estimate | to guess by approximation. An amout that you guess |
| faith | strong belief in something |
| gather | believe that something is true, suppose, imagine. To meet |
| genius | someone really intelligent |
| grasp | to understand something |
| guesswork | the process of trying to find the answer to something by guessing |
| hunch | feeling that something is true or will happen |
| ideology | system of ideas |
| ingenious | with new and clever ideas |
| inspiration | a sudden feeling of enthusiasm or a new idea |
| intuition | an ability to know or understand something through your feelings |
| justify | show good reasons for an opinion or argument |
| naïve | when a person lacks experience |
| notion | an idea or understanding of something |
| optimistic | hopeful, confident about the future |
| paradox | contradiction |
| pessimistic | not hopeful about the future |
| plausible | likely to be true, honest |
| ponder | think carefully before making a decision |
| prejudiced | when someone has unreasonable ideas without previous knowledge |
| presume | thino something is true because it is likely, suppose |
| query | to ask a question. A question you ask when you want info |
| reckon | think, to believe something is true |
| reflect | think something carefully and seriously |
| sceptical/ skeptical | having doubts about something |
| speculate | consider or discuss why something has happened |
| suppose | guess, think |
| academic | related to school. Someone who teaches at university |
| conscientious | working hard and being careful to do things well |
| cram | to study hard to learn a lot in a short time |
| curriculum | subjects |
| distance learning | a studing system where you are not physically in the class |
| graduate | Someone with a degree. To complete your studies |
| ignorant | someone who does not know something |
| inattentive | who does not give much attention |
| intellectual | well educated, interested in specific areas. A well-educated person |
| intensive | involving a lot of learning in a short time |
| knowledgeable | knowing a lot about many or a specific subject |
| lecture | a talk to a group of people about a subject. To teach |
| mock exam | an examination to practice |
| plagiarise | to copy or take someone's work, ideas |
| self-study | work that you do without help |
| seminar | a class at college where a small group discusses a subject with the teacher |
| special needs | particular needs |
| tuition | the work of the teacher. In AE, university payment |
| tutorial | a lesson where students discuss with the tutor |
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