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| Question | Definition |
|---|---|
| Imply | to suggest without directly stating it |
| Affect | the way something creates a response in the reader |
| Compare | to examine all the differences |
| Referring to/Refer | directing attention to something already mentioned |
| Elaborate | to add information to improve understanding |
| Effect | the result |
| Infer or Conclude | to use the selection and what you know about the world to "read between the lines" |
| Justify | to defend or prove a response |
| Predict | to estimate [guess] future events based upon present and past information |
| Indicates | points out, shows |
| Summarize | to restate the main points in a brief manner |
| Details | the specific parts of a whole |
| Evidence | something that serves to illustrate or prove |
| Consequence | a result [usually negative] |
| Fact | a statement that can be proven |
| Suggest | put forth as a possibility |
| Significance | importance |
| Excerpt | part of a written work |
| Position | a person's point of view or attitude toward a topic |
| Correlation | something that shows a relationship between two things |
| Critical | points out the negative,against |
| Ridicule | to make fun of something |
| Purpose | goal, the reason you do something |
| Persuade | to try to change someone's opinion on an issue |
| Demonstrates | to show clearly, to prove with evidence |
| Emphasizes/Highlights | draws attention to, points out |
| Achieved/Achieves | to reach, accomplish |
| Determine | to decide, to conclude |
| Incident | an individual event, a specific moment |
| Influence/Influenced | to have an impact or effect on something |
| Impact | result or effect on something |
| Expresses | shows, illustrates |
| Additional | extra |
| Characterize | to show what someone's personality is like |
| Convey | to communicate, to show |
| Context | the surrounding events [usually fiction] or the surrounding sentences and words [usually nonfiction] |
| Sentimental | emotional attachment, romantic, tear-jerking |
| Lighthearted | carefree, not stressed, happy-go-lucky, merry, jolly, not serious |
| Sarcastic | mocking, scornful, says the opposite of what is meant, witty |
| Optimistic | anticipating only the best to happen, hopeful, positive, cheerful outlook |
| Regret/Remorseful | to be sorry for |
| Mocking | imitate, mimic, make fun of |
| Objective | Expressing or dealing with facts or conditions including opinions |
| Puzzled | confused, disorientated, baffled |
| Celebratory | happy about the outcome |
| Vague | not clearly expressed or defined |
| Nostalgic | thinking about the past and wishing things were still the way they used to be |
| Sympathetic | to feel bad for those involved |