chart β A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand.
contrive β If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
delineate β If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
diagram β A diagram is a simple drawing which consists mainly of lines and is used, for example, to explain how a machine works.
draw β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
effect β something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
frame β a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
fulfill β to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
project β something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
sketch β a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
trace β either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
block out β If someone blocks out a thought, they try not to think about it.
dope out β any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
set out β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
analyze β to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
clarify β To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
define β to describe the nature, properties, or essential qualities of
demonstrate β If you demonstrate a particular skill, quality, or feeling, you show by your actions that you have it.
disclose β to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
illustrate β to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
interpret β to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
justify β to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
point out β a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
read β to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
resolve β to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
reveal β to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
solve β to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain: to solve the mystery of the missing books.
spell out β to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right?
tell β to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
annotate β If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it.
construe β If something is construed in a particular way, its nature or meaning is interpreted in that way.
decipher β to determine the meaning of (something obscure or illegible)
manifest β readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
paraphrase β a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
rationalize β to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
rationalise β to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
refine β to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
render β to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless.
teach β to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
translate β to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.
unfold β to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out: Unfold your arms.
unravel β to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
untangle β to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
account for β If a particular thing accounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or produced by it.
break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
bring out β When a person or company brings out a new product, especially a new book or CD, they produce it and put it on sale.
clear up β When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
get across β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
put across β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
