Monday, October 6, 2008

terms week #7

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 assign a classification to (information, a document, etc.). Compare

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

Communicate :to give to another; impart; transmit: to communicate a disease.

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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