cogitate – use or exercise the mind or one’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; “I’ve been thinking all day and getting nowhere”
reason – think logically; “The children must learn to reason”
conclude, reason, reason out – decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; “We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house”
pass judgment, evaluate, judge – form a critical opinion of; “I cannot judge some works of modern art”; “How do you evaluate this grant proposal?” “We shouldn’t pass judgment on other people”
meditate, contemplate, study – think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; “He is meditating in his study”
plan – make plans for something; “He is planning a trip with his family”
associate, colligate, link, relate, tie in, connect, link up – make a logical or causal connection; “I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind”; “colligate these facts”; “I cannot relate these events at all”
1. A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering.
2. A speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade.
v.ha·rangued, ha·rangu·ing, ha·rangues
v.tr.
To deliver a harangue to.
v.intr.
To deliver a harangue.
[Middle English arang, a speech to an assembly, from Old French harangue, from Old Italian aringa, from aringare, to speak in public, probably from aringo, arringa, public square, meeting place, of Germanic origin; see koro- in Indo-European roots.]
meaningless, nonmeaningful – having no meaning or direction or purpose; “a meaningless endeavor”; “a meaningless life”; “a verbose but meaningless explanation”
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vacuous – devoid of matter; “a vacuous space”
empty – holding or containing nothing; “an empty glass”; “an empty room”; “full of empty seats”; “empty hours”
penalise, penalize, punish – impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; “The students were penalized for showing up late for class”; “we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again”
[From recidivist, one who recidivates, from French récidiviste, from récidiver, to relapse, from Medieval Latin recidvre, from Latin recidvus, falling back, from recidere, to fall back : re-, re- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]
aggressive – having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; “an aggressive businessman”; “an aggressive basketball player”; “he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions”; “aggressive drivers”
2. Something likened to a slaughterhouse: “The hand of God and mankind’s self-inflicted blows seem equally heavy … giving a strong cumulative impression of the world as an abattoir”(Manchester Guardian Weekly).
[French, from abattre, to strike down, from Old French; see abate.]
building, edifice – a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; “there was a three-story building on the corner”; “it was an imposing edifice”
argumentative – given to or characterized by argument; “an argumentative discourse”; “argumentative to the point of being cantankerous”; “an intelligent but argumentative child”
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