| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abstraction | A general idea from examples. |
| 2. | angle | A particular way of considering. |
| 3. | approach | A way of thinking or doing. |
| 4. | argument | A reasoned idea or case. |
| 5. | assumption | An accepted idea without proof. |
| 6. | axiom | A self-evident basic principle. |
| 7. | basic idea | A simple underlying notion. |
| 8. | basis | The underlying idea or support. |
| 9. | belief | An idea held as true. |
| 10. | big idea | The main or important idea. |
| 11. | brainchild | An original idea or creation. |
| 12. | burden | The main point or meaning. |
| 13. | canon | An accepted principle or standard. |
| 14. | conception | A formed idea or understanding. |
| 15. | construal | A way of interpreting something. |
| 16. | construct | An abstract idea or model. |
| 17. | construction | An interpretation or understanding. |
| 18. | conviction | A firmly held belief or idea. |
| 19. | creation | An original idea or product. |
| 20. | creed | A set of guiding beliefs. |
| 21. | design | A planned idea or arrangement. |
| 22. | doctrine | A taught system of beliefs. |
| 23. | dogma | An authoritative belief or doctrine. |
| 24. | essence | The central nature of something. |
| 25. | form | A type or arrangement. |
| 26. | formulation | A carefully expressed idea. |
| 27. | foundation | A basic supporting idea. |
| 28. | framework | A basic structure of ideas. |
| 29. | generalization | A broad idea from particulars. |
| 30. | gist | The main idea of something. |
| 31. | grasp | Understanding of an idea. |
| 32. | heart | The central idea or essence. |
| 33. | hypothesis | A proposed explanation or idea. |
| 34. | idea | A thought or mental notion. |
| 35. | ideal | A model idea or standard. |
| 36. | ideology | A system of political ideas. |
| 37. | image | A mental picture or idea. |
| 38. | impression | A general feeling or idea. |
| 39. | innovation | A new idea or method. |
| 40. | interpretation | A particular understanding of meaning. |
| 41. | invention | A newly created idea or thing. |
| 42. | kernel | The essential part of an idea. |
| 43. | knowledge | Understanding gained through experience. |
| 44. | law | A basic principle or rule. |
| 45. | lesson | An idea learned from experience. |
| 46. | maxim | A short guiding principle. |
| 47. | meaning | What something is understood to signify. |
| 48. | mental picture | An imagined view or idea. |
| 49. | mindset | A habitual way of thinking. |
| 50. | model | A simplified representation or pattern. |
| 51. | motif | A recurring idea or theme. |
| 52. | norm | A usual standard or idea. |
| 53. | notion | A general idea or belief. |
| 54. | nub | The essential point or idea. |
| 55. | opinion | A personal view or judgment. |
| 56. | outlook | A general attitude or view. |
| 57. | perception | A way something is understood. |
| 58. | perspective | A particular way of viewing. |
| 59. | philosophy | A guiding set of ideas. |
| 60. | point | The main idea or purpose. |
| 61. | position | A stance or held view. |
| 62. | premise | An idea supporting an argument. |
| 63. | principle | A basic idea or rule. |
| 64. | proposition | A stated idea for consideration. |
| 65. | reading | An interpretation of something. |
| 66. | representation | A depiction or mental model. |
| 67. | rule | A guiding principle or standard. |
| 68. | schema | A mental framework or outline. |
| 69. | scheme | An organized plan or idea. |
| 70. | sense | A meaning or general understanding. |
| 71. | standard | An accepted measure or principle. |
| 72. | standpoint | A position or point of view. |
| 73. | subject | The matter being considered. |
| 74. | substance | The essential meaning or content. |
| 75. | suggestion | An idea offered for consideration. |
| 76. | take | An informal view or interpretation. |
| 77. | tenet | A core belief or principle. |
| 78. | theme | A central subject or idea. |
| 79. | theory | An explanatory idea or system. |
| 80. | thesis | A central argument or idea. |
| 81. | thought | An idea formed in the mind. |
| 82. | topic | The subject or main idea. |
| 83. | underlying idea | The basic idea beneath something |
| 84. | underpinning | A supporting basic idea |
| 85. | understanding | One’s grasp of an idea. |
| 86. | unified theory | An idea explaining related things |
| 87. | unifying principle | An idea tying elements together |
| 88. | unifying theme | A central idea linking parts |
| 89. | value | A guiding belief or principle |
| 90. | vantage point | A position for understanding something |
| 91. | view | A way of understanding something. |
| 92. | viewpoint | A particular way of seeing something |
| 93. | vision | An imagined future idea. |
| 94. | visualization | A mental image or imagined form |
| 95. | working model | A practical representation of an idea |
| 96. | working notion | A tentative idea or understanding |
| 97. | working theory | A tentative explanatory idea |
| 98. | world model | A mental representation of reality |
| 99. | world picture | A general view of reality |
| 100. | worldview | A broad view of life. |
