Topic vocabulary: Thinking

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This flashcard set helps you learn English vocabulary related to thinking, suitable for various proficiency levels. The cards focus on words like "speculate," "presume," and "ponder," covering concepts such as reasoning, doubt, and judgment. The platform supports backward learning, allowing you to practice from the target language to your native language. Ideal for students, travelers, and anyone looking to enhance their communication skills, this set aids in building a strong vocabulary foundation for intermediate to advanced learners.

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08.11.2015 / 09.11.2015

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to show that there is a good reason for something, especially something that other people think is wrong, etw. rechtfertigen

justify (v)

a person, that lacks experience of life and tends to trust other people and believe things too easily

naive (adj)

an idea or understand of something, Vorstellung, Ahnung, Gedanke

notion (n)

someone, who is hopeful about the future and tends to expect that good things will happen

optimistic (adj) about

based on beliefs that are too confident

optimistic (adj)

a person, thing or situation that is strange because they have features or qualities that do not normally exist togehter

paradox (n)

someone, who is not hopeful and thends to expect bad things will happen

pessimistic (adj) about

thinking that the wost thinkg will happen in every situation

pessimistic (adj)

likely to be true, honest or suitable, einleuchtend, glaubwüridg

plausible (adj)

to think carefully about something for a long time before reaching a decision, grübeln, nachdenken

ponder (v) whether

someone who has an unreasonable opinion or feeling about someone or something, especially hatred (Hass) or fear of a particular group of people, voreingenommen, vorurteilsbehaftet

prejudiced (adj) against

to think somethink is true because it is likely, although you cannot be certain
vermuten, annehmen

presume (v)

a question that you ask because you want information or because you are not certain about something, Anfrage, Erkundigung

query (n)

to ask a question about sth. because you have doubts about it, in Frage stellen, Zweifel ziehen

to query (v)

to ask something

to query (v)

to believe that something is true, meinen, glauben

reckon (v)

to think about something carefully and seriously, etw. widerspiegeln, überlegen, reflektieren

reflect (v) on

having doubts about something that other people think is true or right, skeptisch

sceptical/skeptical

to consider or discuss why something has happened, spekulieren

speculate (v) on

to believe that something is probably ture, basen on your experience, your knowledge and any other information you have, annehmen, vermuten

suppose (v)

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

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

assess (v)

to calculate what something costs or is worth, etw. schätzen

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

assess (v)

to believe that something is true, even though no one has told or even though you have no proof, etw. annehmen, vermuten, von etw. ausgehen

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

assume (v)

a problem that you cannot understand or solve, for example someone's behaviour
jdn. verwirren, täuschen, jdn. ratlos machen, jdn. vor ein Rätsel stellen

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

baffle (v) by...

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

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

biased (adj)

to give all your attention to the thing you are doing
konzentrieren

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

concentrate (v) on sth

to think about something carefully before making a decision or developing an opinion, bedenken, überlegen

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

consider (v)

to have a particular opinion about someone or something
der Meinung sein, dass...., der Ahnsicht sein, dass...

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

consider (v)

to consider doing something in the near future
etw. beabsichtigen

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

contemplate (v)

to think very carefully about something for a long time
nachsinnen über

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

contemplate (v)

believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest, or expects things not to be successful or useful, zynisch

cynical (adj) about...

to know something as a result of considering the information or evidence you have
etw. ableiten, folgern, herleiten

deduce (v) that...

to think about or discuss something very carefully especially before you make an important decision
bedenken, beratschlagen, beraten

deliberate (v)

situation in which you have to make a difficult decision
Zweckmühle

dilemma (n)

to treat someone unfairly because of their religion, race or other personal features

discriminate (v)

to recognise the difference between things
zwischen zwei Sachen unterscheiden

dicsriminate (v) between...

not completely good, safe or honest
fragwürdig

dubious (adj)

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

dubious (v) about sth.

an amount that you guess or calculate using the information available
Einschätzung

estimates (n)

a statement telling a customer how much money you will charge if they employ you to do a particular piece of work,
Kostenvoranschlag

estimates (n) for repairs

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likely to be true, honest or suitable, einleuchtend, glaubwüridg

plausible (adj)

to think carefully about something for a long time before reaching a decision, grübeln, nachdenken

ponder (v) whether

someone who has an unreasonable opinion or feeling about someone or something, especially hatred (Hass) or fear of a particular group of people, voreingenommen, vorurteilsbehaftet

prejudiced (adj) against

to think somethink is true because it is likely, although you cannot be certain
vermuten, annehmen

presume (v)

a question that you ask because you want information or because you are not certain about something, Anfrage, Erkundigung

query (n)

to ask a question about sth. because you have doubts about it, in Frage stellen, Zweifel ziehen

to query (v)

to ask something

to query (v)

to believe that something is true, meinen, glauben

reckon (v)

to think about something carefully and seriously, etw. widerspiegeln, überlegen, reflektieren

reflect (v) on

having doubts about something that other people think is true or right, skeptisch

sceptical/skeptical

to consider or discuss why something has happened, spekulieren

speculate (v) on

to believe that something is probably ture, basen on your experience, your knowledge and any other information you have, annehmen, vermuten

suppose (v)

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