Academic Vocabulary #1

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text

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words, content, body; the main body of the reading

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compare

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liken, set side by side with, group, similarity/similarities; examine in order to note likenesses between two or more things (or what they have in common)

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contrast

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difference, set apart, dissimilarity; examine in order to identify and understand differences between two or more things

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describe

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tell of, outline, narrate; tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details

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identify

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point out, recognize, name; noting individual features or characteristics

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story

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narrative, account, chronicle; the plot or ordered events in a novel, poem, drama, etc.

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demonstrate

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prove, indicate, establish; to describe, explain, display, or illustrate through examples

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context

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background, situation, text; parts of writing or of a speech that precede or follow a specific word or passage

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explain

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clarify, justify, illustrate; to make clear or understandable to others

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support

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reinforce, defend, justify; to back up, using evidence to justify your answer, opinion, or claim.