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Critical Verbs
Academic Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CITE | QUOTE |
| DEVELOP | ELABORATE OR EXPAND AN IDEA OR CONCEPT |
| INFER | DEDUCE; CONCLUDE |
| SUGEST | PUT FORTH; TO SAY |
| SUMMARIZE | SUM UP |
| ANALYZE | BREAK SOMETHING INTO ITS PARTS |
| ARTICULATE | EXPRESS CLEARLY |
| COMPARE | FIND LIKENESS |
| COMPREHEND | UNDERSTAND; FIND MEANING |
| CONTRAST | FIND DIFFERENCES |
| DELINEATE | DESCRIBE IN DETAIL |
| DEMONSTRATE | SHOW CLEARLY |
| DESCRIBE | TELL THE FACTS, DETAILS |
| DETERMINE | DECIDE |
| DISTINGUISH | TO RECOGNIZE AS DIFFERENT BY SOME MARK OR QUALITY; SINGLE OUT |
| DRAW | TAKE OUT OR PULL OUT |
| EVALUATE | FIND VALUE; JUDGE |
| EXPLAIN | MAKE PLAIN OR DEFINE |
| IDENTIFY | FIND; POINT OUT |
| INTEGRATE | PUT TOGETHER WITH SOMETHING ELSE TO MAKE A UNIT |
| INTERPRET | EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF |
| LOCATE | FIND |
| ORGANIZE | ARRANGE; CLASSIFY |
| PARAPHRASE | PUT INTO DIFFERENT WORDS |
| REFER | MENTION |
| RETELL | TELL IN YOUR OWN WORDS |
| SUPPORT | HOLD UP; VERIFY |
| SYNTHESIZE | COMBINE TO FORM A MORE COMPLEX PRODUCT |
| TRACE | OUTLINE; FOLLOW THE COURSE OF |