Inference and Drawing Conclusions Vocab Words

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Infer/inference

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Conclusions made by a person after they consider (text) clues and background knowledge.

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Text clues

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Hints given in the text.

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Conclude/Conclusion

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A decision reached after reviewing all available information.

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Directly

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Frankly, straight out.

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Explicitly

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Synonym for directly.

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Indirectly

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In a roundabout way.

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Analyze

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To think about something carefully in order to understand all of its parts.

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Assume/assumption

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Guess; synonym for infer.

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Determine

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To figure out something after considering evidence or facts.

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Evaluate

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To judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of something after careful consideration.