Test Taking Vocabulary

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infer

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to make a guess based on facts and observations

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describe

Back

to tell or write about; create a picture with words

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contrast

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to show how things are different

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analyze

Back

to separate into parts for close study; examine; explain

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predict

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to say ahead of time that something will happen

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compare

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to show how things are similar

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elaborate

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to add to; build on; provide more detail

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summarize

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to state in a shortened form; give the main points

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evaluate

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to judge or measure something by studying it

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illustrate

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to explain or make something clear by using examples or pictures