Academic Vocabulary

Convey

• back up with proof

• Communicate

• look at similarities

• tell about

Compare

• look at differences

• Look at similarities

• break apart

• make a judgement about

infer

• give short version and include details

• communicate

• make a guess based on evidence

• back up with proof

support

• break apart

• tell about

• look at differences

• back up with proof

summarize

• back up with proof

• give short version with details

• tell about

• make easy to understand

contrast

• look at similarities

• make easy to understand

• look at differences

• communicate

evaluate

• make a judgement about

• back up with proof

• make easy to understand

• break apart

describe

• communicate

• tell about

• make easier to understand

• make a guess based on evidence

indicate

• tell about

• look at differences

• say indirectly

• show or point out

analyze

• back up with proof

• make a judgment about

• make a guess based on evidence

• break apart