EOG Vocabulary List 2

A positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason

• assertion

• propel

• conclusion

• context clue

Which word is a synonym for claim?

• conclusion

• context

• denotation

• assertion

• to consider or describe as similar; to liken.

• convey

• compare

• contrast

• context clue

• to determine by reasoning, deduce, or infer.

• summarize

• support

• conclude

• reveal

• a reasoned deduction or inference.

• conclusion

• introduction

• rising action

• climax

• something suggested or implied by a word or thing, rather than being explicitly named or described.

• vocabulary

• connotation

• denotation

• accent

refers to the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect.

• fiction

• nonfiction

• context

• information

We use these to determine meanings of unknown words in a text.

• context clues

• a dictionary

• quizzes

• synonyms

to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of

• compare

• difference

• similarities

• contrast

• to communicate, impart, show, or make known.

• elaborate

• convey

• propel

• illustrate