Vocabulary 1
to make clear or interpret the reasons why something exists or is happening.
Explain
Analyze
Justify
Explain
list or explain
list
identify
illustrate
identify
make the point or idea clear by giving examples
List
Outline
Illustrate
Illustrate
list without details
analyze
illustrate
list
list
make an organized listing of the important point of a subject.
summary
outline
explain
outline
show the connections between things or how one thing causes another.
relate
support
describe
Relate
state your overall reaction (response)to the content, and then support your response with specific reasons and examples, often referring back to the reading.
describe
assess
respond
Respond
come up with a solution based on given information and your knowledge.
assess
solve
analyze
Solve
organize and bring together main points, keeping out personal opinions.
outline
list
summarize
Summarize
whatever is produced by a cause; something is made to happen by a person or thing's result
cause
effect
solve
Effect
Using evidence, discuss the strengths and weaknesses
assess
evaluate
analyze
Evaluate
Give the meaning of a term with enough details to show that you really understand it.
analyze
explain
define
Define
Examine carefully to determine why
analyze
assess
solve
Analyze
Examine critically and estimate the value
solve
assess
compare/contrast
assess
Explain or write about; put in words, a picture or an account
illustrate
describe
explain
Describe
Point out how things are similar and how they are different
critique/criticize
assess
compare/contrast
Compare/Contrast
Discuss the good and bad elements in a text, a film, or something else
Criticize/Critique
Compare/Contrast
State
Criticize/Critique
Give reasons for your claim (in an academic argument)
explain
justify
evaluate
Justify
Organize and bring together the main points, keeping out personal opinions.
outline
justify
summarize
Summarize
Give the point in brief, clear form.
identify
justify
state
State