Words Related to Certainty and Doubt - Assessment and Speculation 3
Here you will learn some English words related to assessment and speculation, such as "surmise", "speculation", and "predict".
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off the top of one's head
[phrase]
from one's memory, without spending time to carefully consider or think
prediction
[noun]
the act of saying what one thinks is going to happen in the future or what the outcome of something will be
to put two and two together
[phrase]
to evaluate the situation and all its possible outcomes in order to draw a conclusion
to reappraise
[verb]
to reassess someone or something to see whether one's opinion was correct or not
reassessment
[noun]
the reevaluation someone or reconsideration of one's opinion of something to see whether it needs revising
re-evaluation
[noun]
the act of reconsidering something, especially with the intention to make changes or form another opinion about it
re-examination
[noun]
a process that involves detailed inspection of something, especially to confirm or change the previously held opinion
to speculate
[verb]
to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts
speculation
[noun]
the creation of theories or opinions about something with no fact or proof
speculatively
[adverb]
in a way that shows one's decisions are merely based on estimations or personal opinions rather than actual facts
surmise
[noun]
an estimation that points out the validity of something without sufficient evidence to confirm it
to suspect
[verb]
to think that something is probably true, especially something bad, without having proof
to suppose
[verb]
to think or believe that something is possible or true, without being sure
supposition
[noun]
something such as an idea, claim, belief, etc that one believes to be true even though it is yet to be proved
to survey
[verb]
to take a closer look at something, especially thoroughly in order to investigate
survey
[noun]
an inspection of opinions or experiences of a specific group of people that is usually done in the from of questions
ten out of ten
[phrase]
used to express satisfaction or admiration for someone who is completely correct or did something flawlessly
to toss
[verb]
to make a decision by throwing a coin in the air and guessing which of its sides will be facing upward when it lands
to underestimate
[verb]
to regard something or someone as smaller or less important than they really are
value judgement
[noun]
an assessment of the worth or quality of someone or something that is mostly based on personal opinions rather than facts
to reevaluate
[verb]
to reconsider something, especially with the intention to make changes or form another opinion about it
to reexamine
[verb]
to inspect something in detail, especially to confirm or change the previously held opinion
warm
[adjective]
used specifically in children’s games to say that someone is getting closer to the correct answer or finding a hidden person or object
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