Milestones Vocab 1

Break the concept into parts and explain each of the parts.

• analyze

• anticipate

• attributes

• characterize

A quality which belongs to a particular person or thing.

• analyze

• anticipate

• attribute

• characterize

Make a prediction about something based on what you know.

• analyze

• anticipate

• attributes

• characterize

Describe or portray the qualities of different things.

• analyze

• anticipate

• attributes

• characterize

Mention something as an example that supports, proves, or explains an idea or situation.

• cite

• clarify

• classify

• context

Make something clearer or easier to understand.

• cite

• clarify

• classify

• context

Arrange or assign things to a category based on similarities.

• cite

• clarify

• classify

• context

Use clues around a word or statement to help determine its meaning.

• cite

• clarify

• classify

• context

Make up your mind that something is true after considering all the information you have.

• conclude

• compare

• contrast

• critique

Show how two or more things are similar.

• conclude

• compare

• contrast

• critique