Academic Vocabulary

Defintion: to state something again in order to make correct or more clear

• reinforce

• restate

• convince

• infer

Definition: to tell again differently

• retell

• conclude

• analyze

• argue

Definition: to give a brief statement of the main points

• synthesize

• persuade

• evaluate

• summarize

Definition: to put something in your own words

• paraphrase

• restate

• interpret

• compare

Definition: to note the similarity or dissimilarity between

• resolve

• convince

• compare

• summarize

Definition: to assess

• argue

• analyze

• retell

• evaluate

Definition: to give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea

• restate

• argue

• paraphrase

• evaluate

Definition: to use information to make educated guesses based on prior knowledge

• infer

• synthesize

• paraphrase

• conclude

Definition: to strengthen or support especially with additional material

• resolve

• reinforce

• retell

• compare

Definition: to examine something in detail

• infer

• convince

• analyze

• interpret