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reflection(noun, study, act, understanding, philosophy)
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consideration(noun, study, understanding, mind, interest)
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thought(noun, study, act, philosophy, plan)
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rumination(noun, study, act, understanding, philosophy)
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musing(noun, study, understanding, philosophy, idea)
13
cogitation(noun, study, act, understanding, philosophy)
13
deliberation(noun, study, act, understanding, philosophy)
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meditation(noun, study, act, understanding, philosophy)
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study(noun, understanding, philosophy, mind, interest)
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examination(noun, study, order, view, display)
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anticipation(noun, study, understanding, plan, attention)
10
pondering(noun, study, understanding, class, exercise)
10
speculation(noun, act, understanding, view, review)
10
view(noun, act, order, philosophy, see)
9
expectation(noun, joy, hope, possibility, expectation)
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reverie(noun, study, class, exercise, thought)
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survey(noun, study, regard, view, review)
7
plan(noun, verb, thought, hope, possibility)
7
brooding(noun, adjective, thought, vagueness, preoccupation)
7
design(noun, thought, examination, vision, observation)
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