Related Words for thought experiment

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speculation
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idea
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theory
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empiricism
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phenomenon
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imagining
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abstract
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Name
demon
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thought
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koan
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envisioning
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observation
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ideation
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imagination
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interactionism
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cogito
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impression
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dynamism
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metaphysics
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suggestion
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percept
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metacognition
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thinking cap
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razor
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suspicion
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wonderment
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projective
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Adjective
idealism
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levitation
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phantasy
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brainstorming
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transfiguration
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lateral thinking
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Phrase, Noun
enlightenment
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wishful thinking
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Phrase, Noun
imaginary
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Adjective
reduction
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imagery
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fancy
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phantasm
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psyche
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heuristic
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conception
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enigma
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odyssey
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notion
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noetic
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abstraction
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fantasy
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introspection
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subjectivism
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pretending
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Verb
surrealism
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science fiction
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Phrase, Noun
rationalism
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mind
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Noun
solipsism
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extrapolation
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absorbed
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Adjective
account
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adventure
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advertisement
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alone
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Adverb, Adjective
anarchic
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Adjective
annuities
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anticipated
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Adjective
appeared
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Verb
article
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aspect
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assay
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Noun, Verb
assignment
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Noun
associational
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Adjective
assumed
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Adjective
attempt
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Noun, Verb
attention
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Noun
background
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
belief
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Noun
believe
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Verb
bought
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Noun
brain
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Noun, Verb
burden
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Noun, Verb
careful
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Adjective
case
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
chaotic
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Adjective, Noun
chart
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Noun, Verb
chemistry
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clue
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Noun, Verb
coherent
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Adjective
comment
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Noun, Verb
compass
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Noun, Verb, Adverb
complicated
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Adjective
conceived
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Verb
concept
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Noun, Verb
condition
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Noun, Verb
conscience
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consider
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Verb
consideration
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Noun
consignment
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Noun
construct
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Verb, Noun
construction
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Noun
contemplated
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Verb
control
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Noun, Verb
conundrum
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Noun
convinced
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Adjective
create
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Verb, Adjective
credo
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Noun
cru
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Noun
debate
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Noun, Verb
decent
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Adjective
decided
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Adjective, Noun
deemed
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Adjective
deliberation
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Noun
designed
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Adjective
devised
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Verb
dialog
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Noun, Verb
did
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Noun
discourse
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Noun, Verb
discussion
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Noun
dissection
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Noun
distracting
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
document
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Noun, Verb
dogma
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Noun
dogmatics
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Noun
drama
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Noun
dream
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
encounter
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endeavour
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Noun, Verb
envisaged
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Adjective
episode
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Noun
essay
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Noun, Verb
estimated
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Verb
evidence
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Noun, Verb
example
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Noun, Verb
expected
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Adjective
experience
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Noun, Verb
experiential
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Adjective
experimental
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Adjective, Noun
experimentation
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Noun
expertise
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Noun, Verb
explanation
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expressed
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Adjective
expression
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Noun
externalized
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Verb, Adjective
eyes
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Adjective
feared
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Adjective
felt
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
figment
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figured
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Adjective
find
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Verb, Noun
focus
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Noun, Verb
foray
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Noun, Verb
free association
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Phrase, Noun
fun
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
generality
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generalization
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Noun
got
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Verb, Noun
groundwork
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Noun
guess
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Verb, Noun
had
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heard
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Adjective, Noun
history
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Noun, Verb
hoped
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Verb
hypothesis
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ideal
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Adjective, Noun
idealization
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Noun
ideational
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Adjective
ideological
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Adjective
ideology
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Noun
image
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Noun, Verb
inexperienced
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Adjective
inquiry
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Noun
inspiration
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Noun
intellectual
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Adjective, Noun
intended
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Adjective, Noun
intent
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Noun, Adjective
intention
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Noun, Verb
invention
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Noun
investigational
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Adjective
judged
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Verb
judgement
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Noun
judgment
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keynote
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Noun, Verb
knew
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Verb
knowledge
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Noun, Verb
lab
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laboratory
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layer
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Noun, Verb
learned
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Adjective, Noun
lessons
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liked
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Adjective
looked
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Adjective
mainstream
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
marx
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Name
meant
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Verb
mentality
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mentation
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metaphoric
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Adjective
method
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Noun, Verb
mindset
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misconception
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motif
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mysticism
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notice
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novelty
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occurred
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Verb
opined
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Verb
opinion
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oppositional
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Adjective
paragraph
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Noun, Verb
passage
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
pegged
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Adjective
pension
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Noun, Verb
perceived
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Adjective
persuasion
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petition
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Noun, Verb
philosophizing
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philosophy
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picture
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pilot
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