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10CLP List 1
Term | Definition |
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Feign | to pretend to feel or be affected by (something). |
Escalate | to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope. |
Mediate | to work with opposing sides in an argument or dispute in order to get an agreement, to have an effect or influence in causing (something) to happen. |
Imply | to express (something) in an indirect way; to suggest (something) without saying or showing it plainly. |
Incentive | something that encourages a person to do something or to work harder. |
Excerpt | a small part of a longer written work. |
Depict | to show (someone or something) in a picture, painting, photograph, etc. |
Mandatory | required by law or rule. |
Prevalent | accepted, done, or happening often or over a large area at a particular time; common or widespread. |
Infamous | well-known for being bad; known for evil acts or crimes. |
Credible | able to be believed. |
Evaluate | to judge the value or condition of (someone or something) in a careful and thoughtful way. |
Plagiarize | to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas. |
Paraphrase | a statement that says something that another person has said or written in a different way. |
Cite | to write or say the words of (a book, author, etc.), to mention (something) especially as an example or to support an idea or opinion. To show where you used a certain source in your writing |
Alternative | offering or expressing a choice, not usual or traditional, existing or functioning outside of the established society. |
Analyze | to study (something) closely and carefully, to learn the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by a close and careful examination. |
Elicit | to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential), to call forth or draw out (as information or a response). |
Verify | to prove, show, find out, or state that (something) is true or correct. |
Interpret | to explain the meaning of (something), to understand (something) in a specified way, to perform (something, such as a song or a role) in a way that shows your own thoughts and feelings about it. |