| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | account for | explain the reason for |
| 2. | act | perform a role |
| 3. | adapt | render for another context |
| 4. | analyze | examine to understand meaning |
| 5. | annotate | add explanatory notes to |
| 6. | apprehend | understand or perceive |
| 7. | articulate | express clearly in words |
| 8. | assess | evaluate the meaning of |
| 9. | break down | explain step by step |
| 10. | bring out | make qualities or meaning clear |
| 11. | cast | present in a chosen form |
| 12. | catch | understand what is meant |
| 13. | clarify | make easier to understand |
| 14. | clear up | remove confusion about meaning |
| 15. | comment on | explain or discuss meaning |
| 16. | comprehend | understand fully |
| 17. | conclude | decide meaning from evidence |
| 18. | consider | regard as having meaning |
| 19. | construe | understand in a particular way |
| 20. | couch | express in particular terms |
| 21. | decipher | make obscure meaning clear |
| 22. | decode | work out hidden meaning |
| 23. | deduce | reach meaning by reasoning |
| 24. | deem | judge or consider as |
| 25. | define | state the meaning of |
| 26. | delineate | describe or explain precisely |
| 27. | demystify | make less confusing |
| 28. | derive | obtain meaning from something |
| 29. | discern | detect meaning or significance |
| 30. | distill | draw out essential meaning |
| 31. | elucidate | explain clearly |
| 32. | evaluate | judge significance or meaning |
| 33. | exemplify | serve as an example of |
| 34. | explain | make the meaning clear |
| 35. | explicate | explain in detail |
| 36. | exposit | explain systematically |
| 37. | expound | explain at length |
| 38. | extract | draw out meaning |
| 39. | fathom | understand after thought |
| 40. | figure out | solve or understand meaning |
| 41. | formulate | express precisely or systematically |
| 42. | frame | present in a certain way |
| 43. | gather | understand from evidence |
| 44. | get | understand informally |
| 45. | give | perform or deliver |
| 46. | glean | gather meaning gradually |
| 47. | gloss | explain a word or text |
| 48. | grasp | understand firmly |
| 49. | hypothesize | propose an explanatory meaning |
| 50. | illuminate | make meaning clearer |
| 51. | illustrate | explain with examples |
| 52. | infer | derive meaning indirectly |
| 53. | judge | form an opinion about |
| 54. | lay out | explain in an organized way |
| 55. | localize | adapt translation for a region |
| 56. | make out | manage to understand |
| 57. | make sense of | understand what something means |
| 58. | mediate | interpret between speakers |
| 59. | misconstrue | interpret wrongly |
| 60. | misinterpret | understand wrongly |
| 61. | misjudge | judge meaning incorrectly |
| 62. | misread | understand incorrectly |
| 63. | mistake | understand wrongly as something else |
| 64. | misunderstand | fail to understand correctly |
| 65. | overread | find too much meaning |
| 66. | paraphrase | restate in different words |
| 67. | parse | analyze structure or meaning |
| 68. | perceive | become aware of meaning |
| 69. | perform | present artistically to an audience |
| 70. | play | perform music or drama |
| 71. | portray | present in a particular way |
| 72. | present | show or express meaning |
| 73. | process | take in and understand |
| 74. | rationalize | explain with reasons |
| 75. | read | take to mean |
| 76. | reason out | understand through reasoning |
| 77. | recognize | identify meaning or significance |
| 78. | regard | consider in a certain way |
| 79. | render | translate or perform something |
| 80. | rephrase | express differently for clarity |
| 81. | reveal | make meaning known |
| 82. | reword | state again in new words |
| 83. | see | understand or view as |
| 84. | set forth | explain or present clearly |
| 85. | shed light on | help explain something |
| 86. | show | make evident |
| 87. | sing | perform vocally |
| 88. | spell out | explain very clearly |
| 89. | subtitle | provide translated captions |
| 90. | surmise | infer as likely meaning |
| 91. | take | understand in a certain way |
| 92. | tease out | carefully draw out meaning |
| 93. | transform | change form while conveying meaning |
| 94. | translate | express in another language |
| 95. | transpose | translate into another form |
| 96. | treat as | regard as being |
| 97. | understand | grasp the meaning of |
| 98. | unpack | explain fully and clearly |
| 99. | view | regard in a particular way |
| 100. | work out | solve or understand meaning |