Academic Vocab Quiz #1

improve the quality or substance of; extend or elaborate upon an idea in order to give it greater form

• explain
• develop
• determine
• evaluate

consider all possible options, perspectives, results, or answers in order to arrive to a decision

• explain
• argue
• analyze
• determine

provide reasons for what happened or for one’s actions in order to clarify, justify, or define those events, actions, causes or effects

• develop
• analyze
• explain
• describe

determine the value, amount, importance, or effectiveness of something in order to understand if it matters or means something

• evaluate
• compare/contrast
• argue
• analyze

break something down methodically into parts to understand how its made, what it is, how it works; to look at closely

• argue
• analyze
• determine
• develop

provide reasons or evidence in order to support or oppose something; persuade another by reason or evidence

• develop
• describe
• compare/contrast
• argue

identify similarities or differences between two or more items in order to understand how they are alike, equal or different

• describe
• evaluate
• compare/contrast
• explain

report what one observes or does in order to capture and convey to others a process, impression, or a sequence or events in a narrative

• evaluate
• describe
• analyze
• describe