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Thinking & knowing

Wondering, deciding, remembering and understanding. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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  • curious

    adj.Foundation

    eager to find out or learn about things

    Similar:
    inquisitive
    Opposite:
    apathetic

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Core, Stretch, Advanced levels: the first 12 of 37, A to Z.

  • category

    nounCore

    a group of things that share something in common

    Similar:
    class
    Opposite:
    difference
  • certitude

    nounStretch

    a feeling of being completely sure about something

    Similar:
    certainty
    Opposite:
    ambiguity
  • coherent

    adj.Advanced

    clear, logical and easy to follow

    Similar:
    clear
    Opposite:
    confusing
  • commemorate

    verbAdvanced

    to honour and remember a person or event

    Similar:
    remember
    Opposite:
    forget
  • compelling

    adj.Advanced

    so interesting or convincing that you pay attention

    Similar:
    convincing
    Opposite:
    boring
  • complex

    adj.Core

    made of many parts and hard to understand

    Similar:
    complicated
    Opposite:
    easy
  • comprehend

    verbCore

    to understand something fully

    Similar:
    understand
    Opposite:
    confuse
  • conceivable

    adj.Advanced

    able to be imagined or believed possible

    Similar:
    imaginable
    Opposite:
    absurd
  • concentrated

    adj.Core

    very strong because little water has been added, or tightly focused

    Similar:
    intense
    Opposite:
    diffused
  • conclude

    verbCore

    to bring something to an end, or to decide after thinking

    Similar:
    end
    Opposite:
    begin
  • conclusion

    nounCore

    the end of something, or a decision reached after thought

    Similar:
    end
    Opposite:
    beginning
  • conclusive

    adj.Advanced

    settling a matter by proving it beyond doubt

    Similar:
    definite
    Opposite:
    doubtful

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