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Core Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Infer/Inference | You decide that it is true after gathering and considering information about it. |
| Determine | You discover it or decide on it. |
| Analyze | Look closely at each of its parts and see if they fit together in a way that makes sense. |
| Advantage | A favorable position or gain. |
| Disadvantage | Less favorable position. |
| Reflect | You think about it. |
| Elaborate | You tell more about it. |
| Valid | Reasonable, Correct. |
| Draw (Conclusion) | Take or pull out. |
| Transition | A passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another. |
| Condtradict | To express the opposite. |
| Refer | You mention it in a formal way. |
| Support | You help others with it by providing reasons and evidence. |
| Verify | Make sure something is true. |
| Eliminate | To get rid of, remove. |
| Accurate | Correct in all details. |
| Paraphrase | You say it using different words. |
| Identify | You say what it is. |
| Significant | Having meaning or influence. |
| Concept | Thought, Notion, Generic Idea. |
| Defend | You say why you think it is true. |
| Debate | To engage in argument by discussing apposing points. |
| Clarify | Explain it in a way that makes it easier to understand. |
| Benefit | Something that promotes or enhances well being; An Advantage. |
| Demonstrate | You show how you do it. |
| Cite | You Quote, Paraphrase or refer to it. |
| Evaluate | Decide if it is good or bad or right or wrong. |
| Manipulate | You control it or move it around for a specific purpose. |
| Develop | If you develop something you work on it over a period of time during in which it grows or changes. |
| Justify | Explain why it is reasonable or appropriate. |
| Interact | Your actions affect each other. |
| Generalize | Take what you know about one situation and apply it to other situations or things. |
| Interpret | Explain the meaning of something. |
| Distinguish | You recognize it for a specific reason. |
| Articulate | Express it clearly. |
| Generate | To bring into being, create. |
| Synthesize | You combine it in a logical way. |