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9-10 Academic Vocab
Granite Hills High School Academic Vocabulary by grade level
Term | Definition |
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Analysis/Analyze | a careful study of something to learn about its parts, what they do, and how they are related to each other |
Analogy | a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way |
Citation/Cite | a line or short section taken from a piece of writing or a speech; to quote by way of example, authority, or proof |
Claim | to say that (something) is true when some people may say it is not true |
Cohesion | the action of sticking together; the ability to connect ideas in writing |
Collaboration | to work with another person or group in order to achieve or do something |
Compare | to say that something is similar to something else |
Context | the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning |
Contrast | to say that something is different from something else |
Credibility | believable; reliable; supported with sufficient evidence |
Detail | a particular fact or piece of information about something or someone |
Develop | to build an idea or concept gradually over time |
Differentiate | to see or state the difference or differences between two or to see or state the difference or differences between two or more things |
Documentation | the documents that are used to prove something to be true |
Evaluate/Judge | using details to form an opinion about the the value or condition of someone or something |
Evidence | facts or details used to support a claim or idea |
Explicit | clear and complete |
Fallacy | a false or mistaken idea; the quality of being wrong |
Format | the form, design, or arrangement of something (such as a book, magazine, or television or radio program) |
Infer/Inference | to form an opinion from evidence; to reach a conclusion based on known facts |
Inform | to give information or knowledge |
Interpret | to understand or explain the meaning of something |
Justify | to provide good reason for an action or belief |
Media | a form of communication, as in a picture or show |
Misrepresentation | to describe someone or something in a false way; to give someone a false idea about something or someone |
Nuance | a very small difference in color, tone, or meaning |
Objective/Objectivity | opinion based on facts rather than feelings or opinions |
Perspective | how something is mentally viewed; the appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions |
Persuade | to cause (someone) to believe something |
Plagiarize | to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas |
Purpose | the reason why an author writes an article, book, etc.; the goal behind what an author writes |
Qualify | to exhibit the proper characteristics, skills, or background for a particular job or to have a certain opinion |
Quantify | to find or calculate the quantity or amount of something |
Reason | a statement or fact that explains why something is the way it is, why someone does, thinks, or says something, or why someone behaves a certain way |
Rhetoric/Rhetorical | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, which often involves appeals to logic (logos), character (ethos), or emotion (pathos), as well as figurative language and other compositional techniques |
Style | a particular way in which something is done, written, created, or performed; a particular form or design of something |
Subjective/Subjectivity | relating to the way a person experiences things in his or her own mind based on feelings or opinions rather than facts |
Summarize/Summary | using few words to give the most important information about something |
Tone | a quality, feeling, or attitude expressed by the words that someone uses in speaking or writing |
Valid/Validity | something or someone that is fair and reasonable, as in validity of evidence or an argument |