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Intellection

A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A creation of the mind itself.

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Consideration 76% connected

The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention.

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Excogitation 76% connected

The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts; invention; contrivance.

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Explanation 76% connected

The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in S…

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Ideation 76% connected

The faculty or capacity of the mind for forming ideas; the exercise of this capacity; the act of the mind by which objects of sense are apprehended a…

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Mysticism 76% connected

Obscurity of doctrine.

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Planning 76% connected

of Plan

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Preparation 76% connected

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready;…

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Provision 76% connected

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

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Reasoning 76% connected

of Reason

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Thread 76% connected

A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or mo…

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Cerebrate 74% connected

To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.

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Cerebrate 74% connected

To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.

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Think 74% connected

To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.

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Think 74% connected

To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.

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Cerebration 92% connected

Action of the brain, whether conscious or unconscious.

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Thinking 92% connected

of Think

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Thought 92% connected

of Think

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