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Academic Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Suggest To imply as a possibility
Define To explain the meaning
Relevant Having a connection with the subject
Context The surroundings that help you understand a word or passage
Predict Make an educated guess about the future
Compare Point out how things are alike
Contrast Point out how things are different
Perspective Point of view
Indicate A sign that something is happening
Characterize Describe the qualities of something
Summarize Explain the main points
Contradict Opposite of something
Analyze To break something down
Purpose Why certain decisions are made
Central The main thing
Emphasize To make something important
Highlight To make visible
Address To discuss something
Refer To call attention to something
Cite Proof or credit
Reinforce Make stronger
Restate To say again
Develop Go deeper with an idea
Convey To express something
Passage A section of reading
Primary Most important
Support To make stronger
Analysis A detailed investigation of something
Conclusion An opinion reached at the end
Consistent Reliable
Reflect To look back on something
Claim Something that someone believes
Evidence Proof
Criticize To find fault
Demonstrate To show by example
Illustrate To make clear
Confirm To establish something
Clarify To make clear
Introduce Meeting for the first time
Accurate Truthful
Approximate An educated guess
Vary Can change
Likely Having a good chance of doing something
Reveal To make known
Examine To look closely
Portion Part of
Propose To present something
Tone The attitude of the author
Intention A plan
Graphic A visual image
Evaluate To assess
Concept An idea
Determine To find out
Imply To state indirectly
Inference To conclude from evidence and reasoning
Identify To recognize
Assume Something thought to be true
Distinct Unique
Interpret To make sense of something
Establish To set up for something
Development How something changes
Influence To have an effect on something
Accompanying With something else
Significant Important
Stance Opinion
Portray Describe
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