English II Terms 1 Context Clues - words or phrases in a sentence or a paragraph that are understood and can be used to determine a word or phrase that is not understood Analogy - comparison between two items (English uses analogies to find relationship between two words) Synonyms - words that have the same or similar meaning Antonyms - words that have the opposite meanings Juxtaposition - placing side by side to compare and contrast

Inference - using logic or reasoning to figure something out that isn’t stated specifically Conclusion - using inference to make an assumption or a judgment based on the information or evidence given Analyze -to examine by separating into parts and studying their relationships Evaluate - to examine and judge carefully / to give value to something (the verb) Synthesize - putting together information from more than one source

Impact - influence or effect Accurate - free from error; precise Appropriate - suitable or fitting for a particular purpose Emphasize - to stress or give importance to something Effective - adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result

Explication - type of explanation that interprets or clarifies the text (a lot like main idea) Paraphrase - putting text in your own words Summary/Precis – a shorter version of the text that gives only the main points Abstract - a very brief summary of a much longer text that is used during research to scan an article Excerpt - a passage or segment taken WORD FOR WORD from a longer work