BAS KEY WORDS


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Principle:

1. A basic truth, law, or assumption: the principles of democracy. 2.a. A rule or standard, especially of good behavior: a man of principle. b. The collectivity of moral or ethical standards or judgments: a decision based on principle rather than expediency. 3. A fixed or predetermined policy or mode of action. 4. A basic or essential quality or element determining intrinsic nature or characteristic behavior: the principle of self-preservation. 5. A rule or law concerning the functioning of natural phenomena or mechanical processes: the principle of jet propulsion. 6. Chemistry. One of the lements that compose a substance, especially one that gives some special quality or effect. 7. A basic source. .

Ideal:

Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as a product of mental activity. 2. An opinion, a conviction, or a principle: has some strong ideas. 3. A plan, scheme, or method. 4. The gist of a specific situation; significance: The idea is to finish the project on time and under budget.

Technique:

1. The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished. 2. Also a. The way in which the fundamentals, as of a creative work, are handled. b. Skill or command in handling such fundamentals.

Situation:

The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings. b. The place in which something is situated; a location. 2. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances. 3. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

Action:

1. The state or process of acting or doing.
bank 1. A piled-up mass, as of acting or doing.

Habit:

A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition. b. An established disposition of the mind or character. 2. Customary manner or practice: a person of ascetic habits.