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Thoughts and Decisions

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to surmise
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to mull over
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to reckon
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to ruminate
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to cogitate
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to relive
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to retain
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to dredge up
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to spurn
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to refute
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to rebuff
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to opine
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to propound
To surmise
/sərmaɪz/
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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.
Finding the office empty, she surmised that the meeting had been rescheduled without prior notice.

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to mull over
To mull over
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/mˈʌl ˈoʊvɚ/
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to think carefully about something for a long time

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mull
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to reckon
To reckon
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to guess something using available information

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To ruminate
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to think deeply about something

to cogitate
To cogitate
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to think carefully about something

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

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to retain
To retain
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to keep something in one's thoughts or mental awareness

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To dredge up
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/dɹˈɛdʒ ˈʌp/
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to bring up or uncover something, especially memories or emotions, that were hidden or forgotten

to spurn
To spurn
/spɜrn/
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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
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to reject or dismiss someone or something in an abrupt or blunt manner

to opine
To opine
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to suppose or consider a viewpoint as correct

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

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