Academic Vocabulary Week #1

analyze to break or separate an idea or thing into parts an examination of the whole in order to examine its various parts Synonyms: evaluate, investigate, study, examine Antonyms: compose, compound, construct

compare to notice or study similarities and differences between objects, beings, and events Synonyms: analyze, collate, contrast, distinguish, consider,

describe to tell or write so that a person can “see” or visualize in their minds to tell about using words Synonyms: relate, depict, narrate, recite, picture Antonyms: confound, mystify

infer to draw conclusions, interpret, and try to explain observations; read between the lines to conclude or decide from evidence at hand Synonyms: presume, gather, conclude, deduce

retell to the the same news or story over again; recite

Central idea the main idea; what a story/report is about

metaphor a comparison of two unlike things which does NOT use like

articulate to speak clearly and well put into words or an expression

develop create or explain something by using reasons, facts, and examples to create progress or improve Synonyms: elaborate, expand, build up Antonyms: obscure, stifle

evaluate place a value on; judge the worth of something to examine and judge carefully

paraphrase express the same message in different words to use your own words to tell what you’ve read, heard, or seen

support ideas that support the central/main idea back up with files, figures, or examples Synonyms: sustain, reinforce

analogy show how one word is related to another

connections the act of bringing two things into contact Relate characters, events, or situations to your own life

illustrations picture, diagram, map, etc., used to explain or make something clear a visual, or drawing

point of view the angle from which a story is told…ex. 1st person, 3rd person

structure something made up of parts that are put together in a particular way text structure – how text is put together

tone the attitude of the author toward the audience and characters, such as serious or humorous the overall emotional feeling of a story or poem

establish to set up or start from the beginning; to set up Synonym: build, constitute, organize, create

convey to express, make known, communicate