Everyday Use
To add details to something; explain more fully
Elaborate
To hint or suggest without saying directly
Implied
Support from the text to back up your ideas, inferences or conclusions; proof
Evidence
To explain something to create a mental image in the reader’s mind - especially focusing on the five senses.
Describe
To describe something or someone
Characterize
To make a guess based on facts and observations; conclude
Infer
Said or written in a clear and direct way
Explicitly
To give particular attention to; stress
Emphasize
To restate the important ideas or events from a text in a shorter way
Summarize
The reason for something; the trigger/What happened as a result of something else; the result or consequence
Cause/Effect
To give something or to help make something happen. · To give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole - to support
Contribute
To make clear by using examples
Illustrate
To separate into the main parts and look carefully at each part. - study
Analyze
To convince someone of your idea(s) on something through logic or reasoning
Persuade
A plan or way to tackle a problem or reach a goal
Strategy
To make known : communicate - we use words to convey our thoughts
Convey
Free of mistakes or error
Accurate
To show how things are similar or alike.
Compare
To back up your answer with details from your own experience or details from the text
Support
To represent or stand for someone or something
Symbolize
Having meaning; meaningful - great importance
Significant
A broad statement or an idea that is applied to a group of people or things
Generalization
To make something clear by giving reasons
Explain
A part or a section of a larger text
Excerpt
Saying or demanding that something is true
Claim