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Words Related to Certainty and Doubt - Assessment and Speculation 1
Here you will learn some English words related to assessment and speculation, such as "conjecture", "calculate", and "bet".
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to appraise
[verb]
to estimate or assess the value, quality, or performance of something or someone
appraisal
[noun]
the act of evaluating someone or something in order to form an opinion or judgment about them
shot / stab in the dark
[phrase]
an attempt to guess or do something without having sufficient information or knowing the consequences
to assess
[verb]
to form a judgment on the quality, worth, nature, ability or importance of something, someone, or a situation
assessment
[noun]
the act of judging or evaluating someone or something carefully based on specific criteria
calculation
[noun]
the process of using one's information or judgment in order to guess the outcome of a situation
cliffhanger
[noun]
an ending to an episode of a series that keeps the audience in suspense
cliffhanging
[adjective]
(of a situation, movie, etc.) having an unclear ending that makes it enticing
close but no cigar
[phrase]
used to refer to an attempt or a guess that was close to achieve success but failed to do so
cold
[adjective]
used specifically in children’s games to say that someone is far away from guessing the correct answer or finding a hidden person or object
conjectural
[adjective]
being primarily based on pure guess-work rather than definite knowledge
to conjecture
[verb]
to form an idea or opinion about something with limited information or unclear evidence
critique
[noun]
a detailed judgment of something, such as a work of art, a political idea, etc.
to divine
[verb]
to guess or deduce information through intuition or a sense of inner knowledge
educated guess
[noun]
a guess that is made according to one's experience or knowledge thus is more likely to be true
to estimate
[verb]
to guess the value, number, quantity, size, etc. of something without exact calculation
estimate
[noun]
a judgment or calculation of the size, extent, value, etc. of something without knowing the exact details or numbers
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