Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Thoughts and Decisions

to think rationally and make good judgement

to examine or study something in detail in order to explain or understand it

to focus one's all attention on something specific

to think about something carefully before making a decision or forming an opinion

to think or believe that something is possible or true, without being sure

to bring a type of information from the past to our mind again

to bring back something from the memory

to bring to mind past memories or experiences

to repeat something until it is kept in one's memory

to intentionally pay no or little attention to someone or something

to think carefully about different things and choose one of them

to decide what we want to have or what is best for us from a group of options

to choose someone or something from a group of people or things

to choose someone or something out of a group of people or things

to want or choose one person or thing instead of another because of liking them more

to have a type of belief or idea about a person or thing

to make or have an image of something in our mind

to estimate or form a conclusion about something without sufficient information to verify its accuracy

to think too much about something, often making it more complicated than it needs to be

to think that something is true without having proof or evidence

to disregard something as unimportant or unworthy of consideration