2016-17 Academic Vocabulary
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--break down into components or
essential features
--to study (something) closely and
carefully
analyze!
analyze
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
*break down
*ignore
*dissect
*forget
*examine
*synthesize
*take apart
*assemble
analyze
Other forms:
analyzes; analyzed;
analyzing; analyzable;
analysis
Use in a sentence:
I am going to analyze all the information
to see who committed the crime!
Analyze!
Analyze!
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--an assertion offered as evidence that
something is true
--a statement backed by evidence
Argument!
Argument
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
*disagreement
*agreement
*debate
*peace
*dispute
*harmony
Argument
Other forms:
argue, arguments,
argumentative,
Use in a sentence:
My argument is true, all
middle schoolers are unique!
Analyze!
Argument!
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--assert or affirm strongly
--to say that something is true
Claim!
Claim
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
*demand
*forfeit
*assertion
*denial
*affirm
*give up
claim
Other forms:
claims, claimed, exclaim,
unclaim, claimable
Use in a sentence:
The claim I am working on for my essay
is: Tablets should replace Textbooks.
Claim!
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--make plain and comprehensible
--to make something clear so it is easy
to understand
Explain!
Explain
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
*clarify
*confuse
*justify
*distort
*describe
*complicate
Explain
Other forms:
explainable, overexplain,
explainer
Use in a sentence:
I will explain all the evidence
in my essay.
Analyze!
4. explain
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--an unproved statement advanced as
a premise in an argument
--an idea or argument that is to be
debated or proved
Thesis!
Thesis
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
*opinion
*fact
*contention
*proof
*proposition
*reality
thesis
Other forms: theses
can be confused with:
antithesis
(a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone
or something else.: "love is the antithesis of selfishness)
synthesis
(combination or combination)
Thesis!
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Feedback: Unit 1
S
summarize
E
explain
R
redirect
R
resubmitt (by date)