Quizzical

/ˈkwɪzɪkəl/ Show Spelled[kwiz-i-kuhl] 

–adjective

1.  Odd or comical.

2.  Questioning or puzzled.

3.  Derisively questioning, ridiculing.

Ergo

[ur-goh, er-goh] 

–conjunction

Therefore

Postulate

[pos-chuh-leyt] 

 

–verb

1.  To ask, demand, or claim.

2.  To claim or assume the existence or truth of, especially as a basis for reasoning or arguing.

3.  To assume without proof, or as self-evident; take for granted.