Academic IELTS Words for "Thoughts and Decisions"

to reflect

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to contemplate or think deeply about something for insight or understanding

Example

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She reflects on her achievements every evening.

After the incident, he reflected on his actions and apologized.

to ponder

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

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transitive

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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intransitive

to speculate

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

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intransitive

to reminisce

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

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intransitive

to cite

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to refer to something as an example or proof

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transitive

to call up

Verb

/kˈɔːl ˈʌp/

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

forget

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

call

phrase's particle

up

to disregard

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

Grammatical Information:

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to acknowledge

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to openly accept something as true or real

deny

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to opt

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to choose something over something else

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intransitive

to elect

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to settle on

Verb

/sˈɛɾəl ˈɑːn/

to decide something, after considering all possible alternatives

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

settle

phrase's particle

on

to go for

Verb

/ɡˈoʊ fɔːɹ/

to choose something among other things

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

go

phrase's particle

for

to nominate

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to assign or designate someone to a particular position or responsibility

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to appoint

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n

t

to give a responsibility or job to someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to designate

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to choose someone for a certain position or task

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to adopt

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to single out

Verb

/sˈɪŋɡəl ˈaʊt/

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

single

phrase's particle

out

to vote

Verb

v

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oʊ

t

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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.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to keep something in mind

phrase

/kˈiːp ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ɪn mˈaɪnd/

Collocation

to remember or consider a particular piece of information or advice

forget

to conclude

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to embrace

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to disapprove

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to have an unfavorable opinion or judgment about something

approve

to evoke

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to favor

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to prefer someone or something to an alternative

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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