Benchmark Academic Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

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contribute (verb)

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to play a significant part in bringing about an end or result

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text evidence (noun)

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proof from the story or article

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graphic features (noun)

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pictures, charts, graphs that help you understand information better

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dialogue (noun)

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a conversation between 2 or more people, the things that are said by the characters in a story, movie, play, etc.

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link (verb)

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to connect or join

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cite (verb)

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to quote, to refer to an example

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summarize (verb)

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to tell information again using fewer words, the short version

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relate (verb)

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to show or make a connection between two or more things

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theme (noun)

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the issue or lesson being discussed

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context clues (noun)

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the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning