Granite Hills High School Academic Vocabulary by grade level
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| Analysis/Analyze | a careful study of something to learn about its parts, what they do, and how they are related to each other
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| Analogy | a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way
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| Citation/Cite | a line or short section taken from a piece of writing or a speech; to quote by way of example, authority, or proof
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| Claim | to say that (something) is true when some people may say it is not true
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| Cohesion | the action of sticking together; the ability to connect ideas in writing
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| Collaboration | to work with another person or group in order to achieve or do something
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| Compare | to say that something is similar to something else
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| Context | the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning
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| Contrast | to say that something is different from something else
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| Credibility | believable; reliable; supported with sufficient evidence
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| Detail | a particular fact or piece of information about something or someone
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| Develop | to build an idea or concept gradually over time
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| Differentiate | to see or state the difference or differences between two or to see or state the difference or differences between two or more things
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| Documentation | the documents that are used to prove something to be true
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| Evaluate/Judge | using details to form an opinion about the the value or condition of someone or something
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| Evidence | facts or details used to support a claim or idea
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| Explicit | clear and complete
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| Fallacy | a false or mistaken idea; the quality of being wrong
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| Format | the form, design, or arrangement of something (such as a book, magazine, or television or radio program)
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| Infer/Inference | to form an opinion from evidence; to reach a conclusion based on known facts
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| Inform | to give information or knowledge
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| Interpret | to understand or explain the meaning of something
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| Justify | to provide good reason for an action or belief
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| Media | a form of communication, as in a picture or show
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| Misrepresentation | to describe someone or something in a false way; to give someone a false idea about something or someone
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| Nuance | a very small difference in color, tone, or meaning
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| Objective/Objectivity | opinion based on facts rather than feelings or opinions
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| Perspective | how something is mentally viewed; the appearance to the eye of objects in respect to their relative distance and positions
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| Persuade | to cause (someone) to believe something
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| Plagiarize | to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas
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| Purpose | the reason why an author writes an article, book, etc.; the goal behind what an author writes
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| Qualify | to exhibit the proper characteristics, skills, or background for a particular job or to have a certain opinion
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| Quantify | to find or calculate the quantity or amount of something
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| Reason | a statement or fact that explains why something is the way
it is, why someone does, thinks, or says something, or why someone behaves a certain way
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| Rhetoric/Rhetorical | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, which often involves appeals to logic (logos), character (ethos), or emotion (pathos), as well as figurative language and other compositional techniques
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| Style | a particular way in which something is done, written, created, or performed; a particular form or design of something
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| Subjective/Subjectivity | relating to the way a person experiences things in his or her own mind based on feelings or opinions rather than facts
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| Summarize/Summary | using few words to give the most important information about something
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| Tone | a quality, feeling, or attitude expressed by the words that someone uses in speaking or writing
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| Valid/Validity | something or someone that is fair and reasonable, as in validity of evidence or an argument
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