Academic Vocabulary #1-12

The importance or meaning of something

• emphasize
• convey
• significance
• reflect

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Examine carefully in order to determine why something happened.

• assess
• analyze
• infer
• convey

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.6.6

Make a summary of; briefly explain the main points.

• convey
• assess
• evaluate
• summarize

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

To determine the value of

• convey
• assess
• infer
• reflect

To conclude or judge based on evidence

• convey
• evalate
• infer
• reflect

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

To stress the importance of something

• emphasize
• summarize
• primary
• evaluate

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.6.6

To uphold an argument with evidence

• defend
• convey
• infer
• analyze

To reproduce or show

• reflect
• convey
• infer
• significance

Original, first-hand, or based on direct knowledge

• convey
• reflect
• defend
• primary

Specific words in a passage that influence the meaning of words within it

• convey
• context
• infer
• analyze

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6