Academic Vocabulary-part 1

What is the definition of alliteration?

• a literature book

• words in a row with the same initial consonant sound

• quote; support

• find likeness

What is the definition of analogy

• understand; find meaning

• express clearly

• a similarity between like features of two things

• find differences

What is the definition of analyze?

• break something down into its parts

• describe in detail

• put forth to say

• hold up

What is the definition of argument?

• find; point out

• explain the meaning of

• take or pull out

• a reason or set of reasons that something is true

What is the definition of articulate?

• express clearly

• the association that a word brings to mind

• relating what you read to something else you know

• understand; find meaning

What is the definition of central idea?

• outline; follow the course of

• sum up

• most important point the author makes

• mention

What is the definition of cite?

• quote; support

• tell in your own words

• set apart

• put together

compare

• find differences

• find likeness

• deduce; conclude

• find value; judge

What is the definition of comprehend?

• put in different words

• make plain or define

• explain the meaning of

• understand; find meaning

What is the definition of conclusions?

• describe in detail

• summing up of an argument or text

• find

• put together