Account for - Explain, clarify, give reasons for. , Analyse - Break an issue down, discuss and show how its components interrelate., Assess - Consider the value or importance of something, paying due attention to positive, negative and disputable aspects, and citing the judgements of any known authorities as well as your own., Argue - Make a case based on appropriate evidence for and/or against some given point of view., Compare - Identify the characteristics or qualities two or more things have in common (but probably pointing out their differences as well)., Contrast - Point out the difference between two things (but probably point out their similarities as well)., Criticise - Spell out your judgement as to the value or truth of something, indicating the criteria on which you base your judgement and citing specific instances of how the criteria apply in this case., Define - Make a statement as to the meaning or interpretation of something, giving sufficient detail as to allow it to be distinguished from similar things., Describe - Spell out the main aspects of an idea or topic or the sequence in which a series of things happened., Discuss - Investigate or examine by argument. Examine key points and possible interpretations, sift and debate, giving reasons for and against. Draw a conclusion., Evaluate - Make an appraisal of the worth of something, in the light of its apparent truth; include your personal opinion. Like 'assess'., Enumerate - List some relevant items, possibly in continuous prose (rather than note form) and perhaps 'describe' them as well., Examine - Present in depth and investigate the implications., Explain - Tell how things work or how they came to be the way they are, including perhaps some need to 'describe' and to 'analyse'.,

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