Academic Vocabulary Word List #1

to cause a change

• assess

• affect

• claim

• apply

to examine and carefully read the text in detail to learn about the relationships between different parts

• cite

• compare

• analyze

• argue

to use an idea in a particular situation

• assess

• apply

• affect

• claim

to give reasons in favor of or against something

• assess

• cite

• argure

• compare

to judge something

• claim

• apply

• assess

• analyze

to mention an idea from a text to support your opinion

• cite

• consider

• affect

• appy

to say something is true when others say it is not

• consider

• claim

• cite

• apply

to explain the similarities between two (or more) things

• argue

• assess

• consider

• compare

to think about something carefully in order to make a decision

• consider

• cite

• affect

• compare