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Cogitative

Possessing, or pertaining to, the power of thinking or meditating.

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Thoughtful 84% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Thoughtful 84% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Cogitate 74% connected

To engage in continuous thought; to think.

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Cogitate 74% connected

To engage in continuous thought; to think.

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Cogitation 66% connected

The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation.

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Abstract thought noun · 78% connection

thinking that is coherent and logical

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Ambitious adjective · 78% connection

Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.

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Capable adjective · 78% connection

Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a mind capable of nice investi…

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Cerealin noun · 78% connection

A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, s…

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Cognitive operation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Denominative adjective · 78% connection

Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or designation; denominable.

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Despotical adjective · 78% connection

Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; ty…

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Dignation noun · 78% connection

The act of thinking worthy; honor.

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Energy noun · 78% connection

Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies…

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Erythrozyme noun · 78% connection

A ferment extracted from madder root, possessing the power of inducing alcoholic fermentation in solutions of sugar.

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God noun · 78% connection

A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an obje…

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Handicap noun · 78% connection

An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages;…

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Horse power unknown · 78% connection

A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines…

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Humble superl. · 78% connection

Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or u…

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Impact noun · 78% connection

a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

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Incogitancy noun · 78% connection

Want of thought, or of the power of thinking; thoughtlessness; unreasonableness.

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Incogitative adjective · 78% connection

Not cogitative; not thinking; wanting the power of thought; as, a vegetable is an incogitative being.

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