Roland and Thoa learning resources 2
Thinking
ASSESS verb -synonym evaluate -
When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
Our correspondent has been assessing the impact of the sanctions.
The test was to assess aptitude rather than academic achievement.
There are many useful strategies for assessing student
learning and performance as well as ways to clarify your expectations
and performance criteria. How should teachers assess Student Progress?
ASSESSMENT noun
assessment; plural noun: assessments
the action of assessing someone or something."the assessment of educational needs"
BAFFLE verb - synonym confuse, puzzle, amaze -
A great magician can baffle you with an impressive magic trick.
Her diligence never ceases to amaze me.It never ceases to amaze me.
used as a way of saying with emphasis that one is always amazed by something or someone.
BIASED adjective synonym partial
tending to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements
biased information/sources/press reports
a biased jury/witness
Their research was based on a biased sample (= a group of people/things containing more of one kind than normal, therefore not giving fair or accurate results).
biased against somebody/something
The article was heavily biased against the current regime.
UNBIASED adjective - synonym impartial -
If you describe someone or something as unbiased, you mean they are fair and not likely to support one particular person or group involved in something.
CONCENTRATE verb - synonym focus -
CONSIDER verb - Synonym deem, reckon -
to think about something carefully, especially in order to make a decision
I would like some time to consider.
consider something
She is considering her options.
Let us consider the facts.
We are considering various possibilities.
He was seriously considering an appeal.
A carefully considered response
CONTEMPLATE verb - synonym mull over, ponder -
CYNICAL adjective -synonym sardonic -
GRIMLY MOCKING, CYNICAL
DEDUCE verb -synonym infer -
to form an opinion about something based on the information or evidence that is available synonym infer. deduce something (from something)
INFER verb
IMPLY verb
to express indirectly
DELIBERATE adjective
DELIBERATELY adverb
DILEMMA
DISCRIMINATE verb
to unfairly treat a person or group of people differently from other people or groups.
The school is not allowed to discriminate.
DUBIOUS adjective
hesitating or doubting
ESTIMATE verb
FAITH noun (uncountable noun)
faith (in somebody/something) trust in someone's ability or knowledge; trust that someone or something will do what has been promised I have great faith in you—I know you'll do well. We have lost faith in the government's promises. Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature.
He has blind faith (= unreasonable trust) in the doctor's ability to find a cure.
GATHER VERB - Synonyms congregate, collect, assemble, convene -
to come together, or bring people together, in one place to form a group
A crowd soon gathered
adv./prep. His supporters gathered in the main square.
Can you all gather round? I've got something to tell you.
The whole family gathered together at Ray's home.
be gathered + adv./prep. They were all gathered round the TV.
A large crowd was gathered outside the studio.
gather
to collect several things, often from different places or people:
unusually great intelligence, skill or artistic ability
the genius of Shakespeare
a statesman of genius
Her idea was a stroke of genius.
grasp something They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
grasp how, why, etc… She was unable to grasp how to do it.
grasp that… It took him some time to grasp that he was now a public figure.
IDEOLOGY
INGENIOUS adjective
(of an object, a plan, an idea, etc.) very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas
an ingenious device/invention/experiment
ingenious ways of saving energy
His plots are always very ingenious.
INSPIRATION noun
MOTIVATION noun
the process or results of guessing.
a feeling that something is true even though you do not have any evidence to prove it
It seemed that the doctor's hunch had been right.
My hunch is that the killer is still in the castle.
JUSTIFY verb
To justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that is reasonable or necessary
No argument can justify a war.
QUERY noun (countable noun)-synonym question, challenge, doubt -
It's got a number you can ring to query your bill.
PRESUME verb
REFLECT verb
REFLECTION noun
RECKON verb
to think or believe
SCEPTICAL/SKEPTICAL
SPECULATE verb
SUPPOSE verb