Mind & Cognition

assuredly C2+

/əˈʃʊrədli/ certainly; without doubt M S

bemused C2+

/bɪˈmjuzd/ puzzled, confused, or absorbed in thought M S

cache C2+

/kæʃ/ a hidden store of supplies; to store away or in fast-access memory M S

cognize C2+

/ˈkɑɡnaɪz/ to perceive, know, or become conscious of M S

construe C2+

/kənˈstru/ to interpret or understand something in a particular way M S

crying C2+

/ˈkraɪɪŋ/ demanding urgent attention; flagrant M S

deference C2+

/ˈdɛfərəns/ respectful submission to another's judgment or wishes M S

deign C2+

/deɪn/ to condescend to do something thought beneath one's dignity M S

delude C2+

/dɪˈlud/ to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive M S

derangement C2+

/dɪˈreɪndʒmənt/ a state of disorder or insanity; mental disturbance M S

determinative C2+

/dɪˈtɝmɪnətɪv/ serving to decide or define; a deciding factor or marker M S

disremember C2+

/ˌdɪsrɪˈmɛmbər/ to fail to remember; forget (dialectal) M S

enthralling C2+

/ɛnˈθrɔlɪŋ/ capturing and holding one's attention completely; fascinating M S

esthesis C2+

/ɛsˈθisɪs/ the capacity for sensation or perception M S

excruciation C2+

/ɪkˌskruʃiˈeɪʃən/ intense physical or mental torment; agony M S

exhibitionism C2+

/ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃəˌnɪzəm/ the tendency to display oneself or behave so as to attract attention M S

exhibitionistic C2+

/ˌɛksɪˌbɪʃəˈnɪstɪk/ characterized by a desire to show off or attract attention M S

extrapolate C2+

/ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt/ to infer or estimate beyond known data by extending a trend M S

gratuitous C2+

/ɡrəˈtuɪtəs/ uncalled for; given or done without good reason M S

guiltily C2+

/ˈɡɪltəli/ in a manner showing awareness of wrongdoing M S

heedfulness C2+

/ˈhiːdfəlnəs/ careful attention or mindfulness M S

imperceivable C2+

/ˌɪmpɚˈsivəbəl/ unable to be perceived by the senses or mind M S

impetuous C2+

/ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/ acting hastily and without thought; impulsive M S

implant C2+

/ɪmˈplænt/ to insert or fix firmly, especially within the body or mind M S

imprudence C2+

/ɪmˈprudəns/ lack of caution or good judgment; rashness M S

impulsively C2+

/ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/ in a way driven by sudden impulse rather than thought M S

inattention C2+

/ˌɪnəˈtɛnʃən/ lack of attention or notice; failure to concentrate M S

inconceivable C2+

/ˌɪnkənˈsivəbəl/ impossible to imagine or believe M S

inconspicuous C2+

/ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs/ not clearly visible or attracting attention M S

injudicial C2+

/ˌɪndʒuˈdɪʃəl/ not in accordance with sound judgment or proper legal procedure M S

instantiate C2+

/ɪnˈstænʃiˌeɪt/ to represent an abstract idea by a concrete instance; in computing, to create an object from a class M S

intellectualism C2+

/ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəˌlɪzəm/ devotion to or emphasis on intellect and rational thought M S

judicious C2+

/dʒuˈdɪʃəs/ having or showing good judgment; prudent M S

keenness C2+

/ˈkinnəs/ sharpness of mind, perception, or eagerness M S

mechanically C2+

/məˈkænɪkli/ in a manner relating to machines, or automatically without thought M S

memorialize C2+

/məˈmɔriəˌlaɪz/ to preserve the memory of; to commemorate M S

mentation C2+

/mɛnˈteɪʃən/ mental activity; the process of thinking M S

miscalculation C2+

/ˌmɪsˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/ an error in reckoning, judgment, or estimation M S

misconceive C2+

/ˌmɪskənˈsiv/ to understand or interpret wrongly M S

misdirection C2+

/ˌmɪsdəˈrɛkʃən/ the act of directing wrongly or diverting attention to deceive M S

mull C2+

/mʌl/ to think over or ponder, or to heat and spice a drink M S

noncommittal C2+

/ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/ not revealing one's opinion or intentions M S

nonrational C2+

/nɑnˈræʃənəl/ not based on or governed by reason M S

noumenon C2+

/ˈnuməˌnɑn/ a thing as it is in itself, independent of perception (Kantian) M S

ostentation C2+

/ˌɑstɛnˈteɪʃən/ showy display intended to impress or attract attention M S

percipient C2+

/pərˈsɪpiənt/ having keen perception or insight M S

perspicacious C2+

/ˌpɜrspɪˈkeɪʃəs/ having keen mental discernment and understanding M S

perspicacity C2+

/ˌpɜrspɪˈkæsɪti/ keenness of insight or judgment M S

prepossession C2+

/ˌpripəˈzɛʃən/ a preconceived opinion or bias; a preoccupation M S

prudence C2+

/ˈprudəns/ careful good judgment in managing practical affairs M S

psychoanalyst C2+

/ˌsaɪkoʊˈænəlɪst/ a practitioner who treats mental disorders using psychoanalysis M S

punctilious C2+

/pʌŋkˈtɪliəs/ showing great attention to detail or correct behavior M S

questionable C2+

/ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/ open to doubt; of dubious honesty or value M S

rashly C2+

/ˈræʃli/ in a hasty manner without due thought of the consequences M S

retentivity C2+

/ˌritɛnˈtɪvəti/ the capacity to retain something, especially memory or magnetism M S

shrewd C2+

/ʃrud/ having sharp practical judgment and astuteness M S

stubbornness C2+

/ˈstʌbɚnnəs/ dogged refusal to change one's mind or course M S

stupefy C2+

/ˈstupəˌfaɪ/ to make someone unable to think clearly; to astonish greatly M S

subconsciousness C2+

/ˌsʌbˈkɑnʃəsnəs/ the part of the mind below conscious awareness M S

thoughtfully C2+

/ˈθɔtfəli/ in a manner showing careful thought or consideration for others M S

undoubtably C2+

/ʌnˈdaʊtəbli/ without doubt; undoubtedly M S

unengaging C2+

/ˌʌnɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/ failing to attract interest or attention M S

unheed C2+

/ʌnˈhid/ to disregard or pay no attention to M S

unnecessarily C2+

/ʌnˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli/ more than is needed; without good reason M S

unquestionably C2+

/ʌnˈkwɛstʃənəbli/ beyond doubt; certainly M S

upstage C2+

/ʌpˈsteɪdʒ/ to draw attention away from another, especially to outshine them M S

visualize C2+

/ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz/ to form a mental image of something; to make visible M S

warp C2+

/wɔrp/ to bend or twist out of shape, or to distort the mind or judgment M S

supposititious C2+

/səˌpɑzəˈtɪʃəs/ Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake. M S

compresent C2+

/kəmˈpɹɛzənt/ existing or occurring together at the same time or in the same experiential field M S

sense-data C2+

/ˈsɛnsˌdeɪtə/ the immediate contents of sensory experience, considered as objects of awareness M S

sense-datum C2+

/ˈsɛnsˌdeɪtəm/ one item or content of immediate sensory awareness M S

daffle C2+

/ˈdæf.əl/ to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy, especially with noise M S

antrims C2+

/ˈæn.trɪmz/ Northern English dialect, historically plural: doubts, hesitations, or misgivings M S

contradistinguish C2+

/ˌkɑːn.trə.dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ to distinguish one thing from another by contrasting their different or opposite qualities M S

psycho-cerebral C2+

/ˌsaɪkoʊ səˈriːbrəl/ relating jointly to mental phenomena and the brain, especially to correlations between psychological and cerebral events M S

nonsensational C2+

/ˌnɑnsɛnˈseɪʃənəl/ philosophy and psychology: not consisting of, accompanied by, or directly derived from sensation M S