Vocabulary Flashcards

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identify (v.)

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to know and indicate who someone is or what something is.

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identification (n.)

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the act of indicating who a person is or what a thing is.

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infer (v.)

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to make a logical guess based on facts and one’s own knowledge and experience.

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inference (n.)

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a logical guess made based on facts and one’s own knowledge and experience.

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draw conclusion (verb phrase)

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to make a judgment or arrive at a belief based on evidence, experience and reasoning.

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connect (v.)

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to relate the context of a text to a reader’s own knowledge and experience.

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connection (n.)

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the relationship of the context of a text to a reader’s own knowledge and experience.

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compare (v.)

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to identify the similarities of two or more subjects.

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comparison (n.)

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the act of identifying the similarities of two or more subjects.

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contrast (v.)

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to identify the differences of two or more subjects.