Academic Vocab #1

words, content, body

the main body of the reading

• TEXT
• STORY

• SUPPORT

• CONTRAST

liken, set side by side with, group, similarity/similarities

examine in order to note likenesses between two  or more things (or what they have in common)

• IDENTIFY

• DESCRIBE

• COMPARE

• CONTRAST

difference, set apart, dissimilarity

examine in order to identify and understand differences between two or more things

• DEMONSTRATE

• CONTRAST

• COMPARE

• SUPPORT

tell of, outline, narrate

tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details

• CONTEXT

• STORY

• TEXT

• DESCRIBE

point out, recognize, name

noting individual features or characteristics

• DEMONSTRATE

• EXPLAIN

• SUPPORT

• IDENTIFY

narrative, account, chronicle

the plot or ordered events in a novel, poem, drama, etc.

• CONTEXT

• STORY

• TEXT

• SUPPORT

prove, indicate, establish

to describe, explain, display, or illustrate through examples

• EXPLAIN

• SUPPORT

• CONTEXT

• DEMONSTRATE

background, situation, text

parts of writing or of a speech that precede or follow a specific word or passage

• STORY

• TEXT

• CONTEXT

• SUPPORT

clarify, justify, illustrate

to make clear or understandable to others

• EXPLAIN

• SUPPORT

• CONTEXT

• IDENTIFY

reinforce, defend, justify

to back up, using evidence to justify your answer, opinion, or claim

• COMPARE

• DEMONSTRATE

• EXPLAIN

• SUPPORT