Unit 1 List 2 Vocabulary

eager for knowledge; curious; prying

• ponder

• cope

• inquisitive

• persevere

consider carefully: reflect on; think over

• perceive

• ponder

• reflect

• speculate

understand; grasp; become aware of; observe

• rational

• ponder

• reflect

• perceive

sensible; reasonable; logical; clearheaded

• rational

• speculate

• query

• ponder

ask questions of; investigate; challenge

• reflect

• cope

• yearn

• query

think seriously and carefully; consider; reveal, uncover

• cram

• grapple

• reflect

• speculate

wonder about a subject; wager; gamble

• speculate

• persevere

• collaborate

• persistent

try to manage; deal with something successfully; handle

• cram

• yearn

• ponder

• cope

stubbornly determined; constant; lasting

• persevere

• persistent

• speculate

• reflect

work together; team up; cooperate; assist

• grapple

• incoherent

• collaborate

• perceive