Academic Vocabulary D-I

Match the following

• the meaning of a word

• define

• to grow

• develop

• to show

• demonstrate

• to decide

• data

• information

• determine

Your explanation is too simple. Can you ELABORATE?

• add details

• go away

• guess

• prove it

I would like to EMPHASIZE my point so I will put it in bold letters.

• stress

• prove

• judge

• influence

The author didn't tell you that the character was a dentist. You had to INFER that from the description of her office.

• an educated guess

• disagree with

• find evidence of

• restate

After examining the EVIDENCE, the detective was sure of who he should arrest.

• maps

• family

• proof that supports a claim

• suspect

The ISSUE of the broken traffic light at Main St. and Elm St. was first on the agenda for the town meeting.

• definition

• topic or problem to be discussed

• information

• to think about carefully

Match the following

• characteristic or part of something

• identity

• figure out what something is

• factor

• causes something else

• frequent

• happens often

• feature

• make clear through drawings or examples

• illustrate

My love of books IMPACTED my decision to become a teacher.

• complicated

• ended

• changed

• had an effect on

Your face would IMPLY that you are angry with me.

• suggests without saying

• understand

• guess

• explain why

The red X on the form INDICATES where you should sign.

• plans

• points out

• implies

• changes