Scope
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out. To perform arthroscopic surgery.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A short version of periscope, or telescope or oscilloscope The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain. a device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target The region of program source in which an identifier is meaningful.
Example sentence: Some calamities - the 1929 stock market crash, Pearl Harbor, 9/11 - have come like summer lightning, as bolts from the blue. The looming crisis of America's Ponzi entitlement structure is different. Driven by the demographics of an aging population, its causes, timing and scope are known.
Setting
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To put (something) down, to rest.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: that disappears below the horizon
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set.A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.A standard level or placement that a knob or control is placed at, for example, the volume setting on a television.
Example sentence: The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.