10
meditation(noun, concept, study, understanding, philosophy)
10
preoccupied(adjective, feature, characteristic, set, excellent)
9
contemplating(noun, verb, adjective, thinking)
9
study(noun, understanding, philosophy, idea, attention)
8
concentrating(noun, verb, adjective, concept, feature)
8
deliberation(noun, study, understanding, philosophy, idea)
8
reasoning(noun, verb, adjective, study, understanding)
8
reverie(noun, study, trip, fancy, class)
8
ruminating(noun, verb, adjective, thoughtful, thinking)
7
abstracted(noun, adjective, set, excellent, gentle)
7
broody
7
cogitative(adjective, reasonable, keen, thoughtful, thinking)
7
considering(noun, verb, concept, understanding, grasp)
7
debating(noun, verb, thought, thinking)
7
envisioning(noun, verb, thought, thinking)
7
preoccupation(noun, thought, consideration, fantasy, dream)
7
speculating(noun, verb, concept, understanding, grasp)
7
speculation(noun, concept, understanding, grasp, command)
7
wistful(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, deep)
6
absorption(noun, thought, consideration, fantasy, dream)
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