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The A-list
Essential Academic Words
Term | Definition |
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Analyze | Break something down methodically into its parts |
Argue | Provide reasons or evidence to support or oppose |
Compare | Identify similarities between items |
Contrast | Identify differences between items |
Describe | Report what one observes or does |
Determine | Make a decision or arrive at a conclusion after considering all possible options, perspectives, or results |
Develop | Improve the quality or substance of |
Evaluate | Establish value, amount, importance, or effectiveness |
Explain | Provide reasons for what happened or one's actions |
Imagine | Create a picture in one's mind; speculate or predict |
Integrate | Make whole by combining the different parts into one |
Interpret | Draw from a text or data set some meaning or significance |
Organize | Arrange or put in order |
Summarize | Retell the essential details of what happened |
Support | Offer evidence or data to illustrate your point |
Transform | Change in form, function, or nature to reveal or emphasize |