Vocabulary

Thinking, Learning, ...

Thinking, Learning, ...


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Langue English
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assess

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

assume

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

baffle

jmdn. verwirren, verblüffen; etw. dämpfen, verhindern --> cannot solve sth because you don't understand it

biased

 

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

consider

think about carefully before doing it; have a particular opinion about so or sth

contemplate

consider doing sth in the futre

cynical

zynisch, misstrauisch

deduce

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

deliberate

to think about or discus sth very carefully, especially before you make an important decision

discriminate

to treat so unfairly because of their religion, race or othe personal features

dubious

not completey good, safe or honest; not sure about the truth or quality of sth, or whether you should do sth

estimate

statment telling a customer how much money you will charrge if they employ you to do a particular piece of work; an amount that you guess or calculate using the information available; ti say what you think an amount or value will be

gather

to believe that sth is true, although no one has directly told you about it

grasp

to understand sth

hunch

 

a feeling that sth is true or will happen, athough you do not know any definite facts about it

ingenious

genial, erfinderisch, raffiniert

intuition

ability to know or understand sth through your feelings, rather than by considering facts or evidence

notion

idea or understanding of sth

plausible

plausibel, einleuchtend, glaubhaft

ponder

to think carefully about sth for a long time before reaching a decision

presume

to think sth is true bcause it is likely, although you cannot be certain

query

a question you ask because you want information or because you are not certain about sth; asking because you have doubts; to ask something

reckon

believe that sth is true

speculate

Vermutungen anstellen, spekulieren, mutmassen, grübeln, nachdenken, nachsinnen

suppose

to believe sth is probably true, based on your experience, knowledge and any other information that you have

conscientious

working hard and being careful to do things well

cram

study hard in order to learn a lot in a short time

adapt

change ideas or behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation

adjust

to change something slightly in order to make it better

alternate

happens every other week/day

amend

to make changes to a document, file, etc

conservative

not willing to accept much change

convert

to change from one system to another, or to make sth do this; somene who has changed their beliefs in an important way

decay

to be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of change

deteriorate

to become worse

distort

to change sth so that it is no longer true or accurate

evolve

to gradually change and develop over a period of time, especially a physical form

last

to continue existing or happening for or until a particular time

maintain

to make sth stay the same

modify

to change sth slightly, especially in order to improve it or to make it less extreme