Fourteen Powerful Words

Ms. Chaloux (United States of America)
Based on Larry Bell's Twelve Powerful Words amended by JPPSS
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  1. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  2. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  3. trace
    an indication that something has been present
  4. formulate
    prepare according to instructions
  5. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  6. analyze
    break down into components or essential features
  7. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  8. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  9. describe
    give a statement representing something
  10. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  11. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
  12. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  13. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  14. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
Created on Wed Mar 18 05:40:31 EDT 2009

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