ELA Key Vocabulary Words

Front

Evaluate

Back

To form an idea or assess something

Front

Explicit

Back

Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for doubt

Front

Figurative Language

Back

The use of words or phrases that give a meaning beyond their literal definition

Front

Genre

Back

A category of literature, characterized by similarities in subject matter

Front

Inference

Back

A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning

Front

Interact

Back

To act in such a way as to have an effect on something else

Front

Context Clues

Back

Hints that help readers understand meaning.

Front

Contrast

Back

Being different than something else.

Front

Contribute

Back

To give or provide something

Front

Denotations

Back

The literal meaning of a word or phrase.