to think or talk about the possible causes or effects of something without knowing all the facts or details
speculate
a very high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability, which only a few people have
genius
a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different
paradox
tending to disagree with what other people tell you
sceptical
to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it
assess
knowing a lot
knowledgeable
to prepare yourself for an examination by learning a lot of information quickly
cram
unfairly preferring one person or group over another, partial
biased
having an unreasonable dislike of someone or something, especially a dislike of a group of people who belong to a different race, sex, or religion – used to show disapproval
prejudiced
an idea, belief, or opinion
notion
a set of beliefs on which a political or economic system is based, or which strongly influence the way people behave
ideology
an account or explanation of a subject or task, especially as an online video
tutorial
to believe that something is true because of what you have seen or heard
gather
to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof
assume; presume
reasonable and likely to be true or successful
plausible
not knowing facts or information that you ought to know; caused by a lack of knowledge and understanding
ignorant
confuse, you cannot understand or explain it at all
baffle
teaching, especially in small groups; giving instruction; the money you pay for being taught
tuition
to give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable
justify
a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally bad
dilemma
a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact
hunch
careful to do everything that it is your job or duty to do
conscientious
works well and is the result of clever thinking and new ideas
ingenious
not sure whether something is good or true , doubtful
dubious
to think about something that you might do in the future; to think about something seriously for a period of time
contemplate
to use the knowledge and information you have in order to understand something or form an opinion about it
decuce
a question that you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correct; to express doubt about whether something is true or correct
query
engage in long and careful consideration
delibarate
not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen
naive
to try to judge the value, size, speed, cost etc of something, without calculating it exactly
estimate
spoken to think or suppose something
reckon
formal to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question, or something that has happened
ponder
to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one
grasp
a strong feeling of trust or confidence in someone or something
faith
the subjects that are taught by a school, college etc, or the things that are studied in a particular subject
curriculum
unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something
cynical
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