Monday, October 6, 2008

terms week 6

act:to perform in or as if in a play; represent dramatically: act out a story

active:to make active; cause to function or act

add: to find the sum of

analyze: to examine methodically by separating into parts and then studying their interrelations; to make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical; analysis of; break down into components or essential features; to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc

answer:to speak or write in response; reply to

approximate:to come near to; approach closely; to estimate

ask:to put a question to; to seek and answer to to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent; to

apply:use for or assign to a specific purpose; to put into effect; to put into operation; execute

terms week 7

Carry: transitive verb hold and transport somebody or something: to take somebody or something that you are holding or supporting to another placeThe suitcase was too heavy for her to carry

Calculate: transitive and intransitive verb mathematics work something out mathematically: to work out or estimate a figure using mathematics

Choose: . make a deliberate decision: to make a deliberate decision to do something

Classify:
categorize things or people: to assign things or people to categories

Collect: transitive verb gather things in one place: to bring things togetherI collected my belongings

Communicate: to transmit or reveal a feeling or thought by speech, writing, or gesture so that it is clearly understood

Compare: to examine two or more people or things in order to discover similarities and differences between them

Connect: to examine two or more people or things in order to discover similarities and differences between them

Construct: to build or assemble something by putting together separate parts in an ordered way

Contrast: a difference, or something that is different

Convert:to change something from one character, form, or function to another, or be changed in character, form or function