Essential Academic Vocab (F-Z)

True and provable piece of information. ( Good writers cite _____ when making arguments. )

• facts

• truth

• opinions

• details

Impersonal, objective, precise use of language. ( Students should always use a _____ in academic writing. )

• text

• details

• tone

• formal style

To develop all the details of a plan. ( _____ your response before you answer the prompt. )

• evaluate

• formulate

• delineate

• read

To guess that something is true because of the information you have. ( What can you _____ from the information that the government has shared with voters? )

• guess

• analyze

• infer

• cite

To combine one thing with another so that they become a whole. ( In your response, _____ the beliefs of at least two cultures we have studied. )

• argue

• integrate

• synthesize

• prove

To explain or understand in a specified way. ( Does the following graph _____ the data correctly? )

• create

• assess

• interpret

• phrase

To prove or show something to be just, right, or reasonable. (Please make a claim that you can verbally _____.)

• justify

• develop

• integrate

• synthesize

Using reason. ( Use _____ sequencing in your answer. )

• detail

• important

• logical

• summary

The atmosphere in a situation. ( The _____ of the poem is glum. )

• theme

• author's purpose

• main point

• mood

Neutral, factual, and unbiased way of presenting information. ( _____ may be desirable in argument writing, but it might not work for persuasion. )

• objective tone

• formality

• expression

• opinionated