Academic VocabAcademic Vocab

Academic Vocab PacketAcademic Vocab Packet  If you lose this packet: It is mandatory lunch detention or after school tutoring It is mandatory lunch detention or after school tutoring You must make a new one You must make a new one Will have this all year long Will have this all year long

 Word  Part of Speech  Definition  Used Correctly Assumption Noun (person, place, thing, idea) Thinking that something is true without proof I made the assumption that she was mad at me when she stormed out of the cafeteria crying.

 Word  Part of Speech  Definition  Used Correctly Compare Verb (action word) To examine two or more things and find SIMILARITIES between them We had to compare the two poems and find out what makes them ALIKE.

 Word  Part of Speech  Definition  Used Correctly Contrast Verb (action word) To examine two or more things and find DIFFERENCES between them We had to contrast the two poems and find out what makes them DIFFERENT. Compare = SAME Contrast = DIFFERENT

 Word  Part of Speech  Definition  Used Correctly Conclude Verb (action word) 1.To bring to an end 2.To think about something and form an opinion; to determine 1. I concluded my paragraph with a “call to action”. 2. After watching the movie, I concluded that the book was better.

 Word  Part of Speech  Definition  Used Correctly Differentiate Verb (action word) To tell apart; to know the difference between John is color blind, so he couldn’t differentiate between green and blue.

 Word  Part of Speech  Definition  Used Correctly Credible Adjective (describes nouns) Believable, reliable, accurate My sister is the least credible person that I know, because she’s always making things up!

 Word  Part of Speech  Definition  Used Correctly Determine Verb (action word) To settle or decide on something My mom asked me to determine which cereal I’d like her to buy.

 Word  Part of Speech  Definition  Used Correctly Sequence Noun (person, place, thing, idea) A series of something; the order that something follows There is a sequence of events that we have to follow at soccer practice each day.

 Word  Part of Speech  Definition  Used Correctly Organize Verb (action word) A series of something; the order that something follows There is a sequence of events that we have to follow at soccer practice each day.

 Word  Part of Speech  Definition  Used Correctly Refer Verb (action word) 1. To direct for information 2. To mention something else related to what’s being discussed 1.The librarian referred me to Destiny Quest 2.I referred to my AR book as an example of an action book