Academic Vocabulary 1
to study closely
analyze
to determine the importance or value of something
to evaluate
to express your understanding of a text
to interpret
to alter or change something already written or printed, in order to make corrections, improve, or update:
to revise
to make a good guess
estimate
important words and phrases
key details
to make a part of an explanation more understandable or clearer
to clarify
to use someone else's exact words as evidence
to cite
to note differences
distinguish
to make a guess about what might happen
prediction
to find out something by getting information
to determine
to determine who or what something is
to identify
to defend or argue for
to support
the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about:
main idea
to add details, to give more information
elaborate
to tell about someone or something
to describe
to tell how things are the same
to compare
to show or to model how to do something
to demonstrate
a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
paraphrase
to urge, to influence someone
persuade
when you make something easy to understand or show the reason for something
to explain
when you tell how things are different
to contrast
to give the meaning of
to define
the end or close; final part.
conclusion
the author's reason for writing
author's purpose