Academic Vocabulary Toolkit - Unit 7, Inference

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decide

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to choose what you are going to do after thinking about it carefully.

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predict

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to say that something will happen in the future.

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clue

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a piece of information that helps you find the right answer or understand something difficult.

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figure out

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to understand or solve something.

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inference

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a conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.

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evidence

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facts or information that support a belief or conclusion.

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conclusion

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a judgment or decision reached after considering the evidence.

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reasoning

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the process of thinking about something in a logical way.

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assumption

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something that is accepted as true without proof.

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context

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the circumstances or setting surrounding an event or idea.