Explain Clarify, elucidate, and interpret the material you present. Illustrate Present a figure, diagram, or concrete example. Interpret Translate, exemplify, solve or comment upon the subject, and, usually, give your judgment or reaction. Justify Prove your thesis or show grounds for your decision. List Present an itemized list or a tabulation.
Outline Give main points and essential supplementary materials in a systematic manner.
Prove Establish something with certainty by citing evidence or by logical reasoning. Relate Emphasize connections and associations. Review Analyze and comment briefly, in organized sequence, upon the major points. State Express the high points in brief, clear form. Summarize Give in condensed form the main points or facts.