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EL Vocab
Test-taking Terms
Term | Definition |
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Analyze | to study (something) closely and carefully |
Assess | to make a judgment about (something) |
Cite | to mention (something) especially as an example or to support an idea or opinion |
Compare | to say that (something) is similar to something else |
Contrast | to compare (two people or things) to show how they are different |
Define | to explain the meaning of a word or phrase |
Demonstrate | to show or explain how something is used or done : to show or explain the function or use of (something) |
Develop | to make an idea or argument easier to understand by giving more information |
Describe | Present a clear picture of a person |
Discuss | to give information or ideas about (something) in writing or speech |
Distinguish | to notice or recognize a difference between people or things |
Evaluate | to judge the value or condition of (someone or something) in a careful and thoughtful way |
Explain | to make (something) clear or easy to understand |
Identify | to know and say who someone is or what something is |
Illustrate | to give examples in order to make (something) easier to understand |
Interpret | to explain the meaning of (something) |
Infer | to form (an opinion) from evidence : to reach (a conclusion) based on known facts |
Integrate | to combine (two or more things) to form or create something |
Justify | to provide or be a good reason for (something) : to prove or show (something) to be just |
Persuade | to cause (someone) to believe something : convince |
Prove | to show the existence of (something) by using evidence or logic |
Sequence | the order in which things happen or should happen |
Show | to give information that proves (something) |
Summarize | to tell (information) again using fewer words |
Synthesize | to make (something) by combining different things |
Validate | to show that something is real or correct |