✅ Grade means to separate and classify a set of things according to a given scale (We need to grade the diamonds before we use them).

✅ Sort means to organize and classify things, especially to put them into defined groups (I sorted the coffee cups by size).

✅ Sort and grade both mean to classify something.

✅ Sort emphasizes organization, whereas grade emphasizes assigning a value.

✅ Jabber means to talk in a rapid, incoherent way (I start to jabber when I get nervous).

✅ Babble means to talk foolishly or irrationally (The baby babbled at the puppy; I babbled on about my ailments).

✅ Both of these words suggest speaking in a confused and nonsensical way. This can suggest baby talk but can also suggest speech that is disorganized due to embarrassment or nervousness.

✅ Cheap describes something that doesn’t cost very much or costs less than expected (The coffee was cheap but hot).

✅ Economical describes something that is a good value, especially if it avoids waste (The recipe made economical use of expensive ingredients).

✅ Both of these terms tend to describe things that don’t cost very much.

✅ Economical suggests something that is a good use of money, whereas cheap suggests something that costs very little and can be of little value (The cheap necklace broke when he put it on).