SAT vocabulary
CONTEMPLATE
To look at or think about profoundly and at length.
Example
"He spent hours contemplating the intricate design of the ancient artifact."
Etymology
From Latin contemplari 'to gaze at, observe, consider', from com- 'with, together' + templum 'a piece of ground marked out for observation'.
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