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3.16 Appraise- Apprise
measure, calculate, assay, examine, analyze, contemplate
measure : touchstone = standard = criterion : mete : weigh : index =
indicators^ indices
• (touchstone)- a black siliceous stone formerly used to test the purity of
gold and silver by the color of the streak produced on it by rubbing it with
either metal,( ); I always looked on him as a touchstone, one of
those men by whom you may gauge other men. — Sonnie-Boy's People;
• (criterion)- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other
things can be evaluated;
• (mete)- to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole, ( ,
justice;
); He tried to be impartial in his efforts to mete out
• (indices)- signs, indications, ( , ); Both the indices were at
lower levels compared to the previous month;
calibrated {graduated}
• (calibrated)- marked with or divided into degrees;
• (graduated)- characterized by or arranged in degrees, esp. successively, as
according to height, depth, or difficulty, (
); Margaret loved her graduated set of Russian hollow wooden dolls;
she spent hours happily putting the smaller dolls into their larger
counterparts- Barron’s GRE;
compute = calculate = reckon : figure : cast : enumerate : tally
• (compute)- to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate, ( ,
accurate;
); He failed to compute the interest, so his bank balance was not
• (reckon)- to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount, ( ,
, );
• (cast)- formulate in a particular style or language;
• (enumerate)- to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one;
specify, as in a list, ( , ); In this paper,
we define South Asia in the more conventional manner, using the shorter
list enumerated here;