| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acceptance | belief without requiring proof |
| 2. | anticipation | expectation of something coming |
| 3. | apprehension | an understanding or expectation |
| 4. | arrogance | overbearing confidence or self-importance |
| 5. | article of faith | belief accepted without proof |
| 6. | assertion | a confident statement of fact |
| 7. | assumption | something accepted as true without proof |
| 8. | audacity | boldness bordering on disrespect |
| 9. | ballpark estimate | rough approximate judgment |
| 10. | banking on | relying on as likely |
| 11. | basis | foundation for an assumption |
| 12. | belief | something accepted as true |
| 13. | best guess | most likely estimate |
| 14. | boldness | willingness to act confidently |
| 15. | brashness | boldness lacking restraint |
| 16. | bumptiousness | offensive self-assertiveness |
| 17. | calculation | a reasoned estimate or judgment |
| 18. | claim | an assertion presented as true |
| 19. | common belief | widely held assumption |
| 20. | conceit | excessive pride in oneself |
| 21. | conclusion | a decision reached by reasoning |
| 22. | conjecture | an opinion based on incomplete information |
| 23. | construction | an interpretation of meaning |
| 24. | contention | a claim maintained as true |
| 25. | conventional wisdom | commonly accepted opinion |
| 26. | credence | mental acceptance as true |
| 27. | declaration | a formal statement or claim |
| 28. | deduction | a conclusion drawn logically |
| 29. | dependence | trustful reliance on something |
| 30. | doctrine | a stated belief or principle |
| 31. | dogma | belief accepted unquestioningly |
| 32. | educated guess | informed but uncertain estimate |
| 33. | effrontery | shameless boldness or nerve |
| 34. | estimate | an approximate judgment or calculation |
| 35. | expectation | a belief that something will happen |
| 36. | faith | strong belief without proof |
| 37. | foregone conclusion | result assumed in advance |
| 38. | gall | brazen boldness or impudence |
| 39. | general belief | belief held by many |
| 40. | grounds | basis for a belief |
| 41. | guess | an estimate without certainty |
| 42. | guesstimate | rough estimate mixing guesswork |
| 43. | high-handedness | arrogant disregard for others |
| 44. | hubris | excessive pride or overconfidence |
| 45. | hunch | an instinctive feeling or guess |
| 46. | hypothesis | a proposed explanation or assumption |
| 47. | idea | a thought or belief |
| 48. | impertinence | rude lack of respect |
| 49. | impression | a feeling or belief about something |
| 50. | impudence | shameless disrespectful boldness |
| 51. | inference | a conclusion drawn from evidence |
| 52. | inkling | a slight idea or suspicion |
| 53. | insolence | contemptuous rudeness |
| 54. | interpretation | an explanation of what something means |
| 55. | ipse dixit | unsupported assertion by authority |
| 56. | judgment | an opinion formed after consideration |
| 57. | jumping to conclusions | forming beliefs too quickly |
| 58. | long shot | unlikely expectation or guess |
| 59. | nerve | shameless boldness |
| 60. | notion | a general idea or belief |
| 61. | odds-on view | belief something is likely |
| 62. | opinion | a personal belief or judgment |
| 63. | orthodoxy | accepted or traditional belief |
| 64. | outlook | a general attitude or view |
| 65. | overconfidence | excessive confidence in oneself |
| 66. | point of view | a particular way of thinking |
| 67. | popular belief | widely accepted idea |
| 68. | position | a particular opinion or stance |
| 69. | postulate | something assumed to be true |
| 70. | preconception | an opinion formed in advance |
| 71. | prejudgment | judgment formed before knowing facts |
| 72. | premise | a starting assumption in reasoning |
| 73. | presupposition | an assumed idea taken beforehand |
| 74. | projection | an estimate of future outcome |
| 75. | proposition | a stated idea or claim |
| 76. | rationale | reasoning behind a belief |
| 77. | reading | a particular interpretation or view |
| 78. | received wisdom | commonly accepted belief |
| 79. | reckoning | a personal judgment or estimate |
| 80. | rule of thumb | practical assumption or guideline |
| 81. | say-so | unsupported assertion or claim |
| 82. | sense | a feeling or understanding |
| 83. | shot in the dark | guess with little information |
| 84. | speculation | reasoning without firm evidence |
| 85. | stance | a held position or view |
| 86. | supposition | an uncertain belief or guess |
| 87. | surmise | a conclusion based on little evidence |
| 88. | suspicion | a feeling that something is likely |
| 89. | take | a particular interpretation or opinion |
| 90. | taking for granted | assuming as already true |
| 91. | taking liberties | acting too boldly without right |
| 92. | temerity | reckless boldness or nerve |
| 93. | tenet | a principle or belief held |
| 94. | theory | an explanatory idea or assumption |
| 95. | thesis | a central claim or assumption |
| 96. | trust | belief in reliability or truth |
| 97. | understanding | a particular interpretation or view |
| 98. | view | a way of seeing something |
| 99. | working assumption | temporary assumption for use |
| 100. | working theory | tentative explanatory assumption |