Words related to "Advice and Decision" | Advanced Vocabulary for TOEFL

to admonish

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to strongly advise a person to take a particular action

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The coach admonished the players to adhere to fair play and sportsmanship during the game.

The teacher admonished the students to complete their assignments on time to ensure academic success.

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to commend

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to speak positively about someone or something and suggest their suitability

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to contemplate

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to think about or consider something as a possibility

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to deliberate

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to think carefully about something and consider it before making a decision

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to edify

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to make someone develop intellectually or morally

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to enjoin

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to tell someone to do something by ordering or instructing them

to expostulate

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to strongly argue, disapprove, or disagree with someone or something

to heed

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to be attentive to advice or a warning

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to hustle

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to convince or make someone do something

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to remonstrate

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to argue and express one's disagreement or objection to something

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to opt

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to choose something over something else

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to proffer

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‌to offer an explanation, advice, or one's opinion on something

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to procrastinate

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to postpone something that needs to be done

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to waver

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to hold back and hesitate due to uncertainty

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to resolve

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to make a decision with determination

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mentor

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a reliable and experienced person who helps those with less experience

veto

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refusal of or disagreement with something

volition

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the faculty to use free will and make decisions

ambivalent

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having contradictory views or feelings about something or someone

fuzzy

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confused and unable to think clearly

incisive

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capable of quickly grasping complex topics and offer clear and insightful perspectives

indeterminate

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not known, measured, or specified precisely

determinate

irresolute

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hesitant and uncertain about what to do

resolute

unanimous

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(of a group) fully in agreement on something

undisputed

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accepted as true or genuine, without any doubt or disagreement

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