| A | B |
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| analyze | to separate into parts and examine |
| apply | to bring together information from one situation and transfer it to another |
| assume | to take upon oneself; to adopt |
| affect | to influence the reader or cause a particular response in the reader |
| compare | to examine the similarities and differences; emphasizing similarities |
| contrast | to examine the differences |
| convey | to communicate by statement |
| convince | to persuade to a viewpoint based upon specific references to the passage |
| describe | to tell or write about |
| elaborate | to add details |
| evaluate | to judge the reasonableness and quality of ideas |
| explain | to respond to questions; to give one’s viewpoint’ to defend a viewpoint |
| imagine/pretend | to form a notion or idea about something |
| impression | feeling resulting something |
| infer | to arrive (figure out/guess) at a conclusion after analyzing the facts |
| justify | to defend or prove a response using specific examples |
| predict | to estimate (guess) future events based upon present and past information. |
| react | to respond |
| reference | to cite (give) information in order to support a viewpoint |
| represent/show/model | to serve as a sign of symbol |
| summarize | to restate the main points in a brief manner |
| details | the specific parts of a whole |
| evidence | something that serves to illustrate or prove |
| example | an instance that serves to illustrate |
| fact | that which can be proven or verified |
| feature | a characteristic of a passage |
| illustration | a picture or drawing |
| opinion | a belief or view about a manner (not fact) |
| passage | a brief portion of a written work |
| excerpt | a passage from a written work |
| frequency | how often something occurs |
| cite | to bring forward or call attention to |
| trend | a prevailing tendency |
| correlation | something that shows a relationship |
