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12 Powerful Verbs
Common verbs students need to know
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| trace | To list in steps |
| analyze | To break apart and inspect closely |
| infer | To “read between the lines” or think beyond the text |
| evaluate | To judge something |
| formulate | To create |
| describe | To tell all about something |
| support | To back up an answer with details |
| explain | Tell how something happened |
| summarize | Give the short version of an event |
| compare | To tell all the ways things are alike |
| contrast | To tell all the ways things are different |
| predict | To use what you read or know to make a guess on what will happen next |