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Academic Vocabulary English III-WHHS

Terms in this set (56)

Repeat
say or state again.
related words: repetition(n); repetitious (adj)
Quote
speak or write a passage by someone else. related words:
quotation (n); quotable (adj)
Label
Describe or designate
Related Words:
Labeler (n)
Locate
Find the place of something
Related Words:
Location (n)
Recognize
Perceive Clearly
Related Words:
Recognition (n)
Duplicate
Make a copy
Related Words:
Duplication (n)
Describe
Represent in words
Related Words:
Description (n); Descriptive (adj)
State
Express in words
Related Words:
Statement (n)
Reproduce
Imitate closely
Related Words:
Reproduction (n)
List
Make a list: enumerate
Related Words:
Listing (n)
Differentiate
Recognize a difference
Related Words:
Differentiation (n)
Arrange
Put into order or sequence
Related Words:
Arrangement (n)
Compare
Examine in order to discover similarities
Related Words:
Comparison (n); Comparable (adj)
Contrast
Examine in order to discover differences
Related Words:
Contrast (n)
Order
Put in order, arrange
Related Words:
Orderly (adj)
Classify
Assign to a category
Related Words:
Classification (n); Classifiable (adj)
Distinguish
Mark as separate or different
Related Words:
Distinguishable (adj)
Define
Tell the qualities that make something what it is
Related Words:
Definition (n); Definitive (adj)
Discriminate
Recognize differences between or among things
Related Words:
Discrimination (n); Discriminatory (adj)
Design
Create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan
Related Words:
Designer (n)
Invent
Devise by thinking
Related Words:
Invention (n); Inventor (n)
Formulate
Express fully and clearly
Related Words:
Formulation (n)
Generalize
Draw a larger principle from details
Related Words
Generalization (n); General (adj)
Devise
Form in the mind by new combinations of ideas
Related Words:
Deviser (n)
Revise
Make a new, improved version
Related Words:
Revision (n)
Summarize
Briefly state the most important ideas and details
Related Words:
Summary (n)
Hypothesize
Develop a theory
Related Words:
Hypothesis (n); Hypothetical (adj);
Hypothetically (adj)
Correspond
Be in agreement: relate to
Related Words:
Correspondence (n); Correspondent (n)
Structure
Create a general plot or outline
Related Words:
Structure (n); Structural (adj)
Appraise
Evaluate something's worth, significance, or status
Related Words:
Appraisal (n)
Argue
Give reasons for or against; prove by giving reasons
Related Words:
Argument (n); Argumentative (adj); Argumentation (n)
Assess
Determine importance, size, or value
Related Words:
Assessment (n)
Critique
Examine critically; review
Related Words:
Critic (n)
Defend
Maintain or support in the face of argument
Related Words:
Defense (n); Defendant (n); Defensible (adj)
Evaluate
Determine something's significance, worth, or condition through careful study
Related Words:
Evaluation (n); Evaluative (adj)
Judge
Form an estimate or evaluation of something
Related Words:
Judgment (n)
Deduce
Infer from a general principle
Related Words:
Deduction (n)
Anticipate
Prepare for or signal something
Related Words:
Anticipatory (adj); Anticipation (n)
Predict
Foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or reason
Related Words:
Prediction (n); Predictable (adj)
Imply
Hint or suggest
Related Words:
Implication (n); Implicit (adj)
Infer
Derive a conclusion from facts or premises
Related Words:
Inference (n)
Speculate
Use evidence to guess what might happen
Related Words:
Speculation (n); Speculative (adj)
Conclude
Reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning
Related Words:
Conclusion (n); Conclusive (adj)
Illustrate
Give examples that support an idea
Related Words:
Illustration (n); Illustrative (adj)
Derive
Trace to or from a source; get by reasoning
Related Words:
Derivation (n); Derivative (adj)
Create
Produce through imaginative skills
Related Words:
Creation (n); Creative (adj); Creator (n)
Justify
Prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable
Related Words:
Justification (n); Justifiable (adj)
Validate
Prove to be factual or effective
Related Words:
Valid (adj)
Verify
Prove to be true by evidence
Related Words:
Verification (n); Verifiable (adj)
Categorize
Place in related groups
Related Words:
Category (n); Categorical (adj)
Separate
Make a distinction between
Related Words:
Separation (n); Separate (adj)
Identify
Establish the identity of something
Related Words:
Identification (n); Identifiable (adj)
Investigate
Make a systematic examination
Related Words:
Investigation (n); Investigative (adj)
Sort
Put in place according to kind, class, or nature
Related Words:
Sort (n)
Analyze
Break down a topic into parts and explain them
Related Words:
Analysis (n); Analytical (adj)
Examine
Carefully inquire into a topic
Related Words:
Examination (n)
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