conversion

touchdown

Six-point gridiron play

• two-pointCloser scoring shot
• kickFoot-delivered strike
• scoringEarning points in competition
• pointsUnits of tally

placekicker · PAT · uprights · snap · holder · successful · missed · attempt

transformation

Thorough change in form

• modificationAct of altering something
• transitionChange from one state
• shiftMovement or work period
• alterationAct of modifying

adaptation · metamorphosis · restructuring · overhaul · reformation · transmutation · transfiguration · makeover

faith

Trust without proof

• baptismRitual water purification ceremony
• rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
• salvationDeliverance from harm
• proselytismAttempting to convert others

evangelism · missionary · born-again · testimony · revival · catechumen · neophyte · reversion

exchange

Mutual giving and receiving

• rateMeasured speed or charge
• forexCurrency trading market
• dollarBasic U.S. currency unit
• euroShared continental currency

yen · pound · trading · arbitrage · appreciation · depreciation · parity · remittance

units

Standard measures of quantity

• metricStandard of measurement
• imperialRelating to supreme rule
• calculatorElectronic computation device
• equivalenceState of being equal

pounds · kilograms · liters · gallons · miles · kilometers · calibration · ratio

file

Stored collection of data

• formatArrangement and presentation style
• encodingConverting data to format
• compressionForcing into smaller space
• codecData compression algorithm

transcoding · rendering · export · import · bitmap · vector · lossy · lossless

influence

Power to affect others

• convinceCause to believe
• argumentReasoned case or dispute
• rhetoricArt of persuasive language
• swayRock back and forth

lobbying · advocacy · pitch · salesmanship · proselytizing · recruitment · indoctrination · brainwashing

power

Energy transfer rate

• thermalPertaining to warmth
• kineticRelating to motion
• potentialLatent capacity for development
• solarOf the star

photovoltaic · efficiency · joules · watts · turbine · generator · transducer · heat

fraud

Intentional criminal trickery

• embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
• misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
• misuseImproper application
• defalcationMisappropriation of entrusted funds

asset · property · wrongful · theft · larceny

try

Make an effort

• kickFoot-delivered strike
• pointsUnits of tally
• goalDesired end result
• penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing

successful · missed · tee · posts · scoring

defection

Abandoning one's loyalty

• renunciationFormal surrender of claim
• abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
• abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
• recantationFormal withdrawal of statement

apostate · disaffection · heresy · lapsed · backsliding · turncoat · desertion · disloyalty