Abstract

1 - existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence

2 - consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else

Analogy

a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

Arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

Attribute

1. regard something as being caused by something (or someone)

2. a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of something or someone

Clarify

make a statement or situation less confused and more clearly comprehensible

Concentrate

1. Focus one's attention or mental effort on a particular object or activity

BONUS! substance made by removing water/diluting agent (eg. orange juice from concentrate)

1. grant or bestow

2. have discussions, exchange opinions

1. opposite in nature, direction, or meaning

2. the opposite (noun)

Criteria

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クライテリア

(cry-tear-ii-uh)

a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided

depart from an established course

1. relating to the running of a household or family relations

2. occurring or existing inside a particular country; not foreign or international

1. characterized by constant change, activity, or progress 

2. (of a person) positive in attitude and full of energy or ideas

3. a force that stimulates change or progress within a system or process (noun)

1. to slowly wear away by natural or artificial causes

2. gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed

1. manifest or deliberately display

2. publicly display (verb)

3. an object or collection on public display (noun)

Guarantee

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ゲルンティ

(Gair-un-tea)

1. a formal promise or assurance that certain conditions will be fulfilled (noun)

2. to provide a formal assurance or promise (verb)

strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated)

necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental

Journal

Must give at least two different definitions for full credit

1. a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity

2. a daily record of news and events of a personal nature; a diary

3. to write in a journal or diary (verb)

1. reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity

2. a system or set of principles underlying the arrangements of elements in a computer or electronic device so as to perform a specified task.

1. a screen on which information is displayed

2. to watch or study over a period of time

1. something that is usual, typical or standard

2. (normal) description for something usual, typical, or standard

1. extend over so as to cover partly (verb)

2. a part or amount which overlaps (noun)

1. first in order of importance; main

2. the person with the highest authority or most important position in an organization, institution, or group

3. a sum of money lent or invested, on which interest is paid

Qualitative

Worth 2 points!

1. strengthen or support (object or substance), especially with additional material

2. strengthen (feeling, idea, or habit)

3. strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment

1. a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.

2. a set of related events, movements, or things that follow each other in a particular order

1. used to show that something or someone is commonly designated by the name or term specified

2. used to express one's view that a name or term is inappropriate

Survey

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1. examine and record the area and features of (an area of land) so as to construct a map, plan, or description

2. an investigation of the opinions or experience of a group of people, based on a series of questions

a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained

financial support given to people in need

1. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system

2. an instance of moving in a circle on a central axis, or in a circular orbit

1. an advantage or profit gained from something

2. a public performance or other entertainment of which the proceeds go to a particular charitable cause

1. a call to take part in a contest or competition, especially a duel

2. a task or situation that tests someone's abilities

3. to dispute the truth or validity of

1. a written or spoken agreement, usually concerning sales or labor, that is intended to be enforceable by law

2. to enter into a formal and legally binding agreement

3. decrease in size, number, or range

4. catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent)

1. recognize a distinction; differentiate

2. make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, sex, age, or disability

1. develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form

2. develop over successive generations as a result of natural selection

Incentive

1. a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something

2. a payment, concession, or subsidy to stimulate greater output or investment

1. an educational talk to an audience, especially to students in a university or college

2. to deliver an educational speech or presentation (verb)

1. work, especially hard physical work (noun)

2. to work hard; make great effort

3. to have difficulty in doing something despite working hard

1. almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition

2. not physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so

3. carried out, accessed, or stored by means of a computer, especially over a network

1. a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved

2. a long essay or dissertation involving personal research, written by a candidate for a college degree

-satisfactory or acceptable in quantity or quantity

-to be enough, to meet expectations

-to travel with someone as a companion or escort

-be present or occur at the same time as something else

-to go with, be with

-relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, distinct from military/ecclesiastical

-understanding, courteous/polite 

-comply with rules, standards, laws

-for a person to have socially acceptable conventions or standards

-be similar in form or type

-to blend in, go with the flow or trend

-give shares of something, deal out

-occurring throughout an area

-spread out among people, or spread out among an area

-set up an organization, system, set of rules; on a firm or permanent basis

-achieve permanent or prolific acceptance or recognition for

-show something to be true by determining facts

-make something self-evident, either by nature (facts) or by organization (group or set of rules).

-make an action or process easy or easier

-assist

planned for, or about to happen in the near future

ready to make available when wanted or needed

willingness to divulge information

point out, show

suggest as a desirable or necessary outcome

be a sign or symptom of, to strongly imply

acting of one's own free will

under direct conscious controll

next to something else

suppose without proof

to take or begin to have

the maximum amount something can contain

the amount something can produce

come near

speak to someone for the first time about something

a way of dealing with something

finding the source of something

a small amount, barely noticeable (a trace amount)

drawing over something to make a copy

a physical goal used to practice aim

an objective, either an object or personal goal

a person or object sharing a specific characteristic and following after another 

an inheritor of a title, property

easy to understand

to be honest and frank

the relative standing of someone or something (social, professional)

the position of affairs at a particular time

a sequence or development of events

a setting, particularly in a work of fiction