Advanced Academic IELTS Words for "Thoughts and Decisions"

to surmise

Verb

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ɜ

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to come to a conclusion without enough evidence

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Unable to find the missing document, he could only surmise that it might have been misplaced.

When the unexpected delay occurred, the passengers could only surmise that there might be a problem with the train schedule.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to mull over

Verb

/mˈʌl ˈoʊvɚ/

to think carefully about something for a long time

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transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

mull

phrase's particle

over

to reckon

Verb

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ɛ

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to guess something using available information

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to ruminate

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to think deeply about something

to cogitate

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to think carefully about something

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intransitive

to relive

Verb

/ɹiˈɫɪv/

to experience again, especially in one's thoughts or imagination, as if the event is happening anew

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transitive

to retain

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to keep something in one's thoughts or mental awareness

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transitive

to dredge up

Verb

/dɹˈɛdʒ ˈʌp/

to bring up or uncover something, especially memories or emotions, that were hidden or forgotten

to spurn

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ɜ

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to reject or refuse disdainfully

to refute

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to state that something is incorrect or false based on evidence

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to rebuff

Verb

/ɹiˈbəf/, /ɹɪˈbəf/

to reject or dismiss someone or something in an abrupt or blunt manner

to opine

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to suppose or consider a viewpoint as correct

Grammatical Information:

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to propound

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d

to put an idea, proposition, theory, etc. forward for further consideration

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