AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain: I don’t know why she did it-I’m just speculating. A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash.

Detailed explanation-2: -[intransitive, transitive] to form an opinion about something without knowing all the details or facts. speculate (about/on/as to something) We all speculated about the reasons for her resignation. They were all speculating as to the identity of the stranger.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some common synonyms of speculate are cogitate, deliberate, reason, reflect, and think. While all these words mean “to use one’s powers of conception, judgment, or inference, ” speculate implies reasoning about things theoretical or problematic.

Detailed explanation-4: -She could only speculate about/on her friend’s motives. He speculated as to whether she would come. We don’t know what happened-we can only speculate.