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Associations of "Notions" (30 Words)
assume | Suppose to be the case, without proof. I assume his train was late. |
belief | A religious conviction. Contrary to popular belief existing safety regulations were adequate. |
caprice | A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour. A land where men were ruled by law and not by caprice. |
commonsensical | Exhibiting native good judgment. Unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated. |
deducible | Capable of being deduced. |
extrapolate | Draw from specific cases for more general cases. The figures were extrapolated from past trends. |
extrapolation | The action of estimating or concluding something by assuming that existing trends will continue or a current method will remain applicable. The figure is an extrapolation from prior data. |
generalize | Speak or write in generalities. Attempts to generalize an elite education. |
idea | The aim or purpose. Our menu list will give you some idea of how interesting a low fat diet can be. |
inductive | Characterized by the inference of general laws from particular instances. Inductive reasoning. |
infer | Draw from specific cases for more general cases. From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing. |
inference | The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation. His emphasis on order and health and by inference cleanliness. |
logic | The system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine s representation of logical operations. The logic of the argument is faulty. |
logical | Marked by an orderly logical and aesthetically consistent relation of parts. Her logical mind. |
logically | According to the rules of logic or formal argument. Try to stay calm and think logically about the questions. |
opinion | A formal statement of reasons for a judgement given. That in my opinion is right. |
philosophical | Of or relating to philosophy or philosophers. Philosophical writing. |
reasonable | Marked by sound judgment. The guilt of a person on trial must be proved beyond reasonable doubt. |
reasoning | Endowed with the capacity to reason. He explained the reasoning behind his decision at a media conference. |
sane | Reasonable or sensible. Hard work kept me sane. |
sensible | Able to notice or appreciate; not unaware of. I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling. |
speculative | Showing curiosity. Raised a speculative eyebrow. |
syllogistic | Of or relating to or consisting of syllogism. |
tendency | An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others. The shoreward tendency of the current. |
theory | A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena. The architect has a theory that more is less. |
thinking | Thoughts; meditations. His thinking is reflected in his later autobiography. |
vagary | An unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person’s behavior, etc. The vagaries of the weather. |
whim | A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained. Whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it. |
whimsy | The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment. A clean slate on which to enter information in the form that suits your whimsy. |
wrongheaded | Obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion. A wrongheaded policy. |