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brooding(noun, verb, adjective, thought, thoughtful)
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pondering(noun, verb, adjective, study, class)
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contemplation(noun, study, understanding, philosophy, idea)
15
reflection(noun, study, understanding, philosophy, idea)
14
contemplative(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, thought)
14
pensive(adjective, reasonable, excellent, gentle, keen)
14
ruminative(adjective, reasonable, thoughtful, sober, thinking)
14
thought(noun, study, understanding, philosophy, grasp)
13
daydreaming(noun, verb, adjective, excellent, gentle)
13
meditative(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, thoughtful)
13
rumination(noun, study, understanding, philosophy, idea)
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meditating(noun, verb, adjective, concept, understanding)
12
thoughtful(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, deep)
11
cogitating(noun, verb, adjective, concept, understanding)
11
consideration(noun, study, understanding, grasp, command)
11
reflecting(noun, verb, adjective, keen, thoughtful)
11
reflective(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, deep)
11
thinking(noun, verb, adjective, understanding, philosophy)
11
weighing(noun, verb, study, class, exercise)
10
deliberating(noun, verb, adjective, concept, understanding)
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