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Academic Language

Academic Language v1

TermDefinition
analyze to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.
describe to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
evaluate to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of; assess
duplicate a copy exactly like an original. two of the same thing.
explain to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible
example an instance serving for illustration to explain: For example, The teacher gave many examples of alliteration such as, "Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers."
predict to foretell the future
infer to derive by reasoning, an educated guess,
interrupt to break off or cause to stop, as in the middle of something
interpret to explain something; give an explanation
fact something that actually exists; reality; truth: something that can be proven
opinion a personal view or attitude; cannot be proven
conclusion a result, issue, or outcome; usually containing a summing up of the points
reason a statement presented in justification or explanation
to account to give an explanation; an oral or written description of particular events or situations
cite to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.) and provide the name of the source
question to ask or inquire
statement a single sentence or assertion:
insight the ability to understand people and situations in a very clear way
motivation a force or influence that causes someone to do something
assertion a declaration that something is the case/true/real
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