ACADEMIC WORDS

Wk of WORD DEFINITION
8/7 ANALYZE Break apart; study the pieces
8/7 ASSESS Judge; consider
8/7 CALCULATE Workout; compute
8/14 CLASSIFY Put in order; sort
8/14 COMPARE Tell how alike; judge against
8/14 COMPLETE Finish; end
8/21 CONCLUSION Ending; wrapping up
8/21 CONTRAST Tell how things are different; draw a distinction
8/21 DECODE Make out; break apart
8/28 DEFEND Support; uphold
8/28 DEFINE Describe; characterize
8/28 DEMONSTRATE Show; make plain
9/5 DESCRIBE Tell about; explain
9/5 DETAILS Provide exact items; be specific
9/5 DIAGRAM Label the parts of the drawing; make a drawing, chart, or plan
9/11 DISCUSS Talk about; argue
9/11 DRAFT Plan; rough copy
9/11 EVALUATE Judge; consider
9/18 EXAMINE Look at; inspect
9/18 EXAMPLE Give an instance; case
9/18 EXPLAIN Make clear; put in your own words
9/25 FORMULATE Put together; create
9/25 IDENTIFY Name; label
9/25 INFER Make a good guess; read between the lines
10/2 INTERPRET Explain the meaning; make clear
10/2 JUSTIFY Give good reasons; defend
10/2 LABEL Name; identify
10/9 LIST Record; name
10/9 ADVERSARY An opponent or enemy
10/9 APPREHENSIVE Anxious or fearful; uneasy
10/16 OBSERVE Watch; notice
10/16 ORGANIZE Put in order; arrange
10/16 ORDER Sort; organize
10/23 OUTLINE Give a rough idea; plan
10/23 PASSAGE Part; section
10/23 PREDICT Guess; tell what will happen next
10/30 REFLECT Think about; wonder about
10/30 REPRODUCE Copy; repeat
10/30 RESTATE Repeat; say again
11/6 RESULT Give an answer; consequence
11/6 RETELL Repeat; say again
11/6 REVIEW Look at; study
11/13 REVISE Change; alter
11/13 SEQUENCE Put in order; put in a series
11/13 SORT Group; classify
11/20 STATE Say; affirm
11/20 DESTINATION The place to which a person or thing is going or is sent
11/20 VULNERABLE Capable of being harmed, damaged, or injured
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11/27 SUMMARIZE Sum it up; give a short version
11/27 SUPPORT Give the facts; back up with details
11/27 TRACE Outline; map out
12/4 VISUALIZE Imagine; think about
12/4 PROVE To test or establish truth or validity; check correctness
12/4 ANTICIPATE To look forward to; expect
12/11 DEVELOP Create or produce; make available; compose, construct
12/11 CRITIQUE Criticize, evaluate, analyze
12/11 RELATE An oral or written account; tell, state, deliver, apply, connect
12/18 DECIDE Determine, judge, conclude, choose, select
12/18 MODIFY To make different in some way; alter, change, limit
12/18 CHARACTERIZE Portray, designate character traits or qualities
1/8 CONSTRUCT To make or form; build, create, assemble
1/8 INVESTIGATE To observe or study; examine, inquire, research; delve into
1/8 DIFFERENTIATE Distinguish, separate, discern, note and respond to differences
1/16 SOLVE To find a solution; find an answer through reasoning
1/16 CITE To give an example; indicate where found; quote
1/16 PATTERN Repeated design or element
1/22 CAUSE Motive; something that brings about an effect or result
1/22 EFFECT Result; traceable to a cause
1/22 CONTINUE Endure, resume, to maintain without interruption
1/29 CONTEXT The surrounding words that help with meaning
1/29 EVIDENCE Establishes and supports truth; Furnishes proof
1/29 HYOTHESIZE Educated guess; assume, presume, suppose
2/5 ESTIMATE Rough determination of size, extent, answer; approximate
2/5 DISTINGUISH To perceive a difference in; categorize
2/5 IMAGINE Envision, dream, think of, invent, make up
2/12 RELATE Tell, recite, describe, connect, correlate
2/12 CATEGORIZE To put into a category; classify, sort by type or element
2/12 OBSERVATION Record of what is seen; to watch
2/20 TABULATE Count, record, or list systematically
2/20 APPLY To put into operation or effect; use, utilize
2/20 CONCEPT Something imagined or pictured in the mind; idea, thought
2/26 PHENOMENA Something extraordinary or surprising
2/26 MEASURE Determine length, weight, etc.; amount
2/26 GRAPH Diagram, chart, linear representation
3/5 DRAW CONCLUSION Judgment, decision, or opinion formed after investigation or thought
3/5 SYSTEMATIC Forming a system; methodical, organized, overall, throughout
3/5 ARGUMENT A reason(s) for or against something; facts to support a position
3/12 DESIGN To plan and carry out; artistic or skillful invention
3/12 CONNECT To join or fasten together; link, related in some way; associate
3/12 SYNTHESIZE To bring parts together into a whole
3/26 CREATE To make or design; bring about, produce, originate, cause
3/26 DETERMINE To find out the facts; define, ascertain, discover, conclude
3/26 SELECT Choose, decide, pick; excellent, outstanding
4/3 MATCH To find something equal or similar; correspond, alike
4/3 CULTURE Civilizing tradition; customs, agreed upon way of doing things
4/3 RECOGNIZE To know again; acknowledge, remember, identify, accept
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4/9 LOGICAL Correct reasoning; coherent, legitimate, sound
4/9 CRITICAL Disapproving; capable of observing and judging; crucial
4/9 HABITUAL Frequent, routine, established, practiced
4/16 UNCONDITIONAL Without reserve or limit; unrestricted, absolute
4/16 REPRESENT To serve; to act as, to enact, imitate, stand for, substitute
4/16 LITERAL True, accurate, actual, exactly, indisputable
4/23 BRIEF Abrupt, short, concise
4/23 VALID Capable of proof; sound, logical, genuine, true
4/23 EDITORIAL Article or essay usually an opinion
4/30 COINCIDENTAL Occurring simultaneously; apparently accidental
4/30 DISTRIBUTE Share, dispense, allocate, divide, assign
4/30 MODERATE Not expensive, reasonable, tolerant, neutral, non-indulgent
5/7 NAVIGATE Pilot, steer, lay the course
5/7 HESITATE Pause, be uncertain, falter, flounder, wait, think twice
5/7 PREFERENCE Choice, favorite, option, selection
5/14 RECONCILE To adjust; regulate, bring into harmony
5/14 AMBITION Aspiration, passion, enterprise, goal-oriented
5/14 EFFICIENT Effective, capable, timely, proficient, streamlined