HSC+Dictionary

HSC Dictionary Here you will find terms commonly used in HSC papers and their explanations

Account - Account for, State reasons for, report on, given an account of, narrate series of events Analyse - Identify components and the relationship between them, draw out and relate implications Apply - Use utilise, employ in a particular situation Appreciate - Make judgement about the value of Assess- Make judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size Calculate - Ascertain/determine from given facts, figures or information Clarify - Make clear or plain Classify - Arrange or include in classes/categories Compare - Show how things are similar or different Construct - Make, build, put together items or arguments Contrast - Show how things are different or opposite Critically ( analyse/evaluate) - add a degree or level of accuracy depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to (analyse/evaluate) Deduce - Draw conclusions Define - State meaning and identify essentials qualities Demonstrate - Show by example Describe - Provide characteristics and features Discuss - Identify issues and provide points for and /or against Distinguish - Recognise or note/indicate as being distinct or different from; to note differences between Evaluate - Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of Examine - Inquire into Explain - relate cause and effect, make the relationships between things evident, prove - ide why and /or how Extract - Choose relevant and /or appropriate details Extrapolate - Infer from what is known Identify - Recognise and name Interpret - Draw meaning from Investigate - Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about Justify - Support an argument or conclusion Outline - Sketch what may happen based on available information Predict - Suggest what may happen based on available information Propose - put forward( for example a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action Recall - present remembered ideas, facts or experiences Recommend - Provide reasons in favour Recount - Retell a series of events Summarise - Express, concisely, the relevant details Synthesise - putting together various elements to make a whole