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Literacy Academic Words

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Term
Definition
analyze   to examine critically or carefully  
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infer   to guess with evidence from the text  
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trace   sign or evidence  
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explain   to make plain or clear; understandable  
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summarize   to make a short version  
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support   back it up; to add info to help explain answer  
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compare   to find similarities among two or more things  
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contrast   to find differences among two or more things  
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predict   think about the future  
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describe   to tell in written or spoken words  
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formulate   to devise, create, or develop  
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evaluate   to judge  
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complete   to finish  
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apply   to put effort into  
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exercise   learning activity  
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detail   description  
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fact   something that can be proven true  
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approach   to come up to; meet  
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assert   to state something with confidence  
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conclude   to bring to an end  
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argue   to verbally disagree  
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identify   to recognize  
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consider   to think about something carefully  
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direct   to guide or to lead  
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consequence   the result of an action  
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assume   to take the role of  
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audience   the reader or readers in which the author intends to write for in his/her work  
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draft   a writing to build on  
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authentic   real  
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brainstorm   to actively think  
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genre   a class or category  
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edit   to revise or correct  
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context   words or phrases to help determine the meaning of other words or phrases  
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equal   same as  
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graph   a graph or chart that gives important information  
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cause   the reason or motive for an action  
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character   person, animal, or thing that plays a role in a story  
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copy   an exact replica of something  
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foreshadow   a clue or hint of what is to come later in a story  
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notice   to recognize  
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illustrate   to provide pictures to a story or book  
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objective   a goal in which one wants to reach; achievement in which one wants to attain  
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opinion   something that cannot be proven true  
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observe   to give attention to  
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rarely   seldom; infrequently; not often  
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inform   to supply with knowledge  
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order   an instruction or command  
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instructions   information or enlightenment  
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intent   purpose; design  
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passage   a portion or section of a written work  
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plan   a design or a specific project  
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root   the base word in which does not have a prefix or a suffix  
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prefix   a part of a word that is found in the beginning and modifies the meaning of that specific word  
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distinguish   to discover the differences of  
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label   to classify or identify  
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protagonist   the leading character who has good intentions, the good guy  
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antagonist   the character who is opposed to or competes against the protagonist, the bad guy  
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skim   to briefly read over a selection getting a general idea of what the selection is about  
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scan   reading to find a specific concept, term, or idea  
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locate   to identify the location of  
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list   to identify and write appropriate info, to list items in a specific order  
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prior   preceding in time or order; earlier, previous  
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margin   the space around the printed or written matter on a page  
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solve   to find the answer of  
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measure   to figure/find the dimensions of  
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never   not ever  
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citation   a written entry which is used for references; usually found in bibliography and works cited pages  
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chart   a map, or graphic representation  
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abbreviate   to shorten by omitting letters and/or using symbols  
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estimate   to form an approximate judgement; to round  
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effect   a consequence, result, or outcome  
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affect   the act on or change in  
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always   constant, never ending  
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event   an occurance  
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clue   a hint  
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