7th Grade ELA Vocabulary

Claim

• state or assert that something is the case or true, typically without providing evidence or proof

• move forward, especially after reaching a certain point

• move forward, especially after reaching a certain point

• the available body of facts or information showing whether a statement is true or reasonable

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1B

Refute

• the available body of facts or information showing whether a statement is true or reasonable

• draw a conclusion based on given facts; predict, generalize

• draw a conclusion based on given facts; predict, generalize

• deviating from what is normal or usual

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1B

Context

• the parts of something written or spoken that come immediately before and/ or after a word or passage that clarify its meaning

• deviating from what is normal or usual

• be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing)

• unite; merge together

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4D

Persuade

• cause (someone) to believe something or do something, especially after a sustained effort to convince

• the state of being grateful, thankfulness

• an idea or feeling attached to a word in addition to its literal or primary meaning

• a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Implicit

• suggested or hinted at though not plainly expressed

• an idea or feeling attached to a word in addition to its literal or primary meaning

• ready or likely to attack or confront

• based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Explicit

• stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

• the available body of facts or information showing whether a statement is true or reasonable

• state or assert that something is the case or true, typically without providing evidence or proof

• an early sketch, outline, or version of

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.1

Organize

• arrange into a structured whole; to make orderly

• a physical blemish or distortion; disfigurement

• not present in a place, at an occasion, or as part of something

• help to cause or bring about

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

Fragment

• a small part broken or separated off something

• a writer of a book, article, or report

• steps you take to develop ideas before you actually start writing

• arrange into a structured whole; to make orderly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

Recognize

• identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; to make known again

• quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences

• the literal or primary meaning of a word

• admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it, admit defeat

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

Coincide

• occur with, during the same time

• a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other

• a person in a novel, play, or movie

• drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D