Kana

1: diagram [dahy-uh-gram]

  “A simple drawing or plan that shows exactly where something is, what something looks like, or how something works.”

A diagram of the machine shows what each part is called.

2: alphabetical [al-fuh-bet-i-kuh l]

  “Relating to the alphabet”

The files are arranged in alphabetical order.

3: grind [grahynd]

  “To break something such as corn or coffee beans into small pieces or powder, either in a machine or between two hard surfaces”

We bought double ground meat for a hamburger.

4: multiply [muhl-tee-plahy, muhl-tahy-]

  “To do a calculation in which you add a number to itself a particular number of times”

Children will learn to multiply in the second grade.

5: extrapolate [ik-strap-uh-leyt]

  “To use facts about the present or about one thing or group to make a guess about the future or about other things or groups”

It’s possible to extrapolate future developments from current trends.

6: analyze [an-l-ahyz]

  “To examine or think about something carefully, in order to understand it”

She still needs to analyze the data.

7: drill [dril]

  “To make a hole in something using a drill”

He accidentally drilled into a water pipe.

8: operate [op-uh-reyt]

  “To use and control a machine or equipment”

This coffee machine isn’t operating properly.

9: classify [klas-uh-fahy]

  “To decide what group something belongs to”

In law, beer is classified as a food product.

10: subtract [suh b-trakt]

   “To make a number or an amount from a larger number or amount”

If you subtract 30 from 45, you get 15.

11: outline [out-lahyn]

   “To describe something in a general way, giving the main points but not the details”

The new president outlined plans to deal with crime, drugs, and education.

12: cave [keyv]

   “A large natural hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or under the ground”

The adventurer stand the entrance to a cave.

13: demonstrate [dem-uh n-streyt]

   “To show or prove something clearly”

The study demonstrates the link between poverty and malnutrition.

14: predict [pri-dikt]

   “To say that something will happen, before it happens”

The radio news report predicts snow today.

15: bisect [bahy-sekt, bahy-sekt; bahy-sekt]

   “Formal to divide something into two equal parts”

A long cobbled street dissects the town from east to west.

16: specify [spes-uh-fahy]

   “To state something in an exact and detailed way”

Payments will be made for a specified number of months.

17: deduce [dih-doos, -dyoos]

   “To use the knowledge and information you have in order to understand something or form an opinion about it”

From her son’s age, I deduce that her husband must be at least 60.

18: solve [solv]

   “To find or provide a way of dealing with a problem”

I cannot solve those problems.

19: indicate [in-di-keyt]

   “To show exists or that something is likely to be true”

Her smile indicates that she has forgiven me.

20: convert [kuh n-vurt; kon-vurt]

   “To change something into a different form of thing, or to change something so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way”

They converted the spare bedroom into an office.

21: verbalize [vur-buh-lahyz]

   “To express something in words”

Urge your child to verbalize his feeling.

22: square [skwair]

   “Having four straight equal sides and 90°angles at the corners”

Our teacher said ‘First of all, draw a square’

23: manipulate [muh-nip-yuh-leyt]

   “To make someone think and behave exactly as you want them to, by skilfully deceiving or influencing them”

He was one of those men who manipulated people.

24: taboo [tuh-boo, ta-]

   “Subject, word, activity, etc is one that people avoid because it is extremely offensive or embarrassing”

Rape is a taboo subjective.

25: grasp [grasp, grahsp]

   “To take and hold something firmly”

I grasped the rope so as not to fall.