Thoughts and Decisions: English Vocabulary List

to guess something using available information

"I reckon it will cost fifty dollars."

"Many experts reckon that the economy will improve significantly by the end of the next fiscal year."

to think carefully and at length about something

"He ruminated on the meaning of life."

"After the argument he spent the entire night ruminating about everything he should have said but did not say at the time."

to keep something in one's thoughts or mental awareness

"She retains knowledge from her studies well."

"She tried to retain all the new vocabulary words learned during the intensive language course."

to suppose or consider a viewpoint as correct

"The expert opined on the matter."

"The famous columnist opined that the government's new policy would do more harm than good for the country's struggling economy."