Academic Vocabulary I

a word having the same meaning or nealy the same meaning as the word being considered

• synonym

• antonym

• homophone

• heteronym

Antonym

• a word having the same meaning or nealy the same meaning as the word being considered

• to make it easier to understand

• a word opposite in meaning to another

• to make important

emphasize

• to prove the truth

• to strengthen writing by adding additional information

• to make important

• to furnish evidence for the views expressed

describe

• tp arrange or organize by class or catagory

• to be pertinent or relevent

• to make easier to understand.

• present a clear picture of a person, place thing or idea.

verify

• to prove the truth of something with evidence or testimony, substantiate.

• to make important

• to combine parts to form a new, more complex whole

• a mental view or outlook

demonstrate

• provide a step-by-step procedure to show how to do something. I have my students explain how to do or to make something.

• to organize or arrange in a particular patteren.

• to form a reply or answer

insight or knowledge gained through the use of the senses especially sight or sound

(a)  

to explain the meaning or significance of (write your understanding of the passage in your own words.)

(a)  

speculate

• expecting the best outcome in all situations; hopeful.

• to make easier to understand.

• to engage in a course of reasoning often based on .inconclusive evidence

• to tell about or make known in advance; to foretell something.

The word ​ (a)   means, to furnish evidence for the view expressed.​ Often adds details.

• synthesize
• summarize
• sequencing
• significance