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Academic Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Arrange | to move and organize (things) into a particular order or position |
Infer | to form (an opinion) from evidence. to reach (a conclusion) based on known facts |
Identify | to know and say what something is : to find out what something is |
Categorize | to put something into a group of similar things |
Measure | an amount or degree of something |
Collect | to get things from different places and bring them together |
Recall | to remember (something) from the past |
Display | to put something where people can see it, to show that you have something (an emotion, quality, skill, etc.) |
Revise | to look over again in order to correct or improve |
Assess | to make a judgment about (something) |
Calculate | to get a general idea about the value, size, or cost of something |
Acquire | to gain (a new skill, ability, etc.) usually by your own effort |
List | to place someone or something in a specified category |
Organize | to arrange or order things so that they can be found or used easily and quickly to put things into a particular arrangement or order |
Apprise | to give information to someone |
Concepts | an idea of what something is or how it works |
Design | to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan |
Repeat | to say or do something again |
Construct | to make or create (something, such as a story or theory) by organizing ideas, words, etc. |
Connect | to think of (something or someone) as being related to or involved with another person, thing, event, or idea |
Recite | to read or repeat out loud from memory, usually for an audience |
Modify | to change some parts of an object, idea, or piece of writing while not changing other parts. |
Define | to explain, show or describe clearly and completely |
Predict | to say what will or might happen in the future |
Anticipate | to think of an event or action that will, or might happen in the future |
Label | identifying an object or idea |
Interpret | to individually explain your meaning of a work of art, piece of writing, or speech |
Compare | to look at two or more things closely in order to see what is similar or different about them. sometimes to decide which is better |
Synthesize | to create a product, idea, or thought |
Critique | a careful judgment in which you give your opinion about the good and bad parts of a piece of writing, a work of art, or another person’s actions. |
State; | to express (something) formally in speech or writing |
Distinguish | to mark as separate or different to separate into kinds, classes, or categories |
Tell | to relate or report in detail |
Context clues | hints in a sentence or passage that can help define a word |
Explain | to make something clear or easy to understand |
Apply | to put into operation or effect |
Draw | to infer from evidence or premises |
Observe | to watch carefully with attention to details or behavior for the purpose of arriving at a judgment |
Investigate | to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry |
Formulate | to create, invent or produce (something) by careful thought and effort |
Summarize | give a brief statement of the main points of (something) to tell again using fewer words |
Memorize | to learn something so well that you are able to remember it perfectly |
Show | to cause or allow (something) to be seen to give information that proves (something) |
Hypothesize | to suggest an idea or theory |
Conclude | to form or state an opinion: to decide something after a period of thought or research |
Approximate | provide an answer that is almost correct or exact |
Analyze | to examine methodically and in detail the structure of (something, especially information) for purposes of explanation and interpretation |
Tabulate | to count, record, or list systematically |
Graph | a diagram showing the relation between variable quantities, typically two variables, each measured along one of a pair axis at right angles |
Illustrate | explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc. |
Recognize | to know and remember (someone or something) because of previous knowledge or experience |
Classify | to arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics |
Use | take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing a purpose or achieving a result |
Separate | divide or cause to divide into components or distinct elements |
Differentiate | to see or state the differences between two or more things |
Cause and Effect | a relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others |
Match | to make or see a connection or relationship between two things |
Quote | to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or resource as way of authority, illustration, etc. |
Compile | to group existing things together into a collection |
Name | to identify or specify. |
Imply | to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly. |
Collaborate | to work together on a common enterprise or product to reach a shared goal. |
Determine | to reach, make, or come to a decision about something. |
Relate | to make or explain the connection between two things, ideas or people. |
Estimate | to give or form a general idea about the value, size, or cost (of something) |
Evidence | something that shows that something else exists or is true; a visible sign |
Cite | to give credit to the person who originated the idea you are quoting or summarizing. |
Create | to cause to happen; bring about; arrange, as by intention or design |
Prove | to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument |
Qualify | to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent |