Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 6-7) - Thoughts and Decisions

to contemplate or think deeply about something for insight or understanding

to give careful thought to something, its various aspects, implications, or possibilities

to think about or consider something as a possibility

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

to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts

to remember past events, experiences, or memories with a sense of nostalgia

to refer to something as an example or proof

to summon or evoke something from the past, such as memories, emotions, or images

to intentionally ignore or act without concern for something or someone that deserves consideration

to openly accept something as true or real

to choose something over something else

to choose a person for a specific job, particularly a political one, by voting

to decide something, after considering all possible alternatives

to choose something among other things

to assign or designate someone to a particular position or responsibility

to give a responsibility or job to someone

to choose someone for a certain position or task

to accept, embrace, or incorporate a particular idea, practice, or belief into one's own behavior or lifestyle

to focus on a particular person or thing from a group in either a positive or negative manner

to show which candidate one wants to win in an election or which plan one supports, by marking a piece of paper, raising one's hand, etc.

to remember or consider a particular piece of information or advice

to draw a logical inference or outcome based on established premises or evidence

to adopt or accept a particular cause, ideology, practice, method, or lifestyle as one's own

to have an unfavorable opinion or judgment about something

to cause someone to recall a memory, feeling, etc.

to prefer someone or something to an alternative