Certainty and Doubt - Assessment and Estimation

Here you will learn some English words related to assessment and estimation such as "apprise", "calculate", and "bet".

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Certainty and Doubt

to estimate or assess the value, quality, or performance of something or someone

Ex: They appraised the success of the project based on customer feedback .

the act of evaluating someone or something in order to form an opinion or judgment about them

to form a judgment on the quality, worth, nature, ability or importance of something, someone, or a situation

Ex: The therapist assesses the patient 's mental health to determine the best treatment plan .

the act of judging or evaluating someone or something carefully based on specific standards or principles

Ex: The doctor performed a medical assessment to evaluate the patient 's overall health .
bet [noun]

an opinion, view, or assumption about something

Ex:

to form an opinion by considering the information at hand

Ex: The team calculated that the weather would improve by the weekend .

the process of thinking carefully about risks, outcomes, or effects before making a decision or taking action

Ex: She acted after a quick mental calculation of the risks .

an ending to an episode of a series that keeps the audience in suspense

Ex: The movie 's cliffhanger ending left audiences clamoring for a sequel , eager to see how the story would unfold and the characters ' fates resolved .
cliffhanging [adjective]

(of a situation, movie, etc.) having an unclear ending that makes it enticing

used to refer to an attempt or a guess that was close to achieve success but failed to do so

cold [adjective]

used in children's games to indicate that a player is far from locating a hidden item or guessing the correct answer

Ex: As he searched the yard for the hidden toy , his brother said he was cold when he walked towards the fence .
conjectural [adjective]

primarily based on pure guess-work rather than definite knowledge

Ex: The historian ’s claims were conjectural , relying on fragments of ancient texts .

an idea that is based on guesswork and not facts

Ex: The judge warned against making conjecture without concrete evidence in the trial .

to form an idea or opinion about something with limited information or unclear evidence

Ex: In the absence of concrete data , people began to conjecture about the potential causes of the mysterious sound .
critique [noun]

a detailed judgment of something, such as a work of art, a political idea, etc.

Ex: The literary critic published a thoughtful critique of the novel , analyzing its themes and character development .

to carefully examine something in a detailed manner

Ex: Her work has been widely critiqued and analyzed by scholars in the field .

to guess or deduce information using intuition or an inexplicable sense of inner knowledge

Ex: With a glance , he divined that something was wrong .
don't tell me [sentence]

used when one already knows something or can guess it beforehand

a guess that is made according to one's experience or knowledge thus is more likely to be true

Ex: His educated guess about the market trends was supported by recent data .

to guess the value, number, quantity, size, etc. of something without exact calculation

Ex: He estimated the distance to be around five miles .
estimate [noun]

a judgment or calculation of the size, extent, value, etc. of something without knowing the exact details or numbers

Ex: The scientist gave an estimate of the time it would take to complete the research .

a judgment of or an opinion about the value or qualities of something