calibrate
Meaning: to set, standardize
Usage: The mechanic calibrated the car’s transmission to make the motor run most efficiently.
criteria
Meaning: standards by which something is judged
Usage: Among Mrs. Fields’s criteria for good cookies are that they be moist and chewy.
commensurate
Meaning: corresponding in size or amount
Usage: Ahab selected a very long roll and proceeded to prepare a tuna salad sandwich commensurate with his enormous appetite.