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Critical Verbs
Academic Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |