Monday, October 6, 2008

Week #7 Terms

Carry - to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.

Calculate - to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.

Choose - to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.

Classify - to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.

Collect - to gather together; assemble: The professor collected the students' exams.

Communicate - to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.

Compare - to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.

Connect -
to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.

Construct - to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.

Contrast - to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.

Convert- to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform.

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