Vocabulary Flashcards

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suggest

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imply as a possibility

(When you see the word suggest on a test, it usually means "to imply or to indirectly say something." You'll see this commonly used in questions about what a passage or author most strongly suggests.)

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define

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explain the meaning of a word

(To define a word is to give its meaning. Define can also mean to make something that is confusing a little clearer.)

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describe

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give a statement representing something

(When you describe something, you are using language to create a representation in the mind of your reader. You could describe an apple as "round" or "red," and you could describe a character's emotional state as "amused" or "angry.")

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relevant

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having a connection with the subject at issue

(When something is relevant, it relates to the issue that you are discussing. Its opposite is irrelevant, "not important; not related to the topic at hand." Relevant details help support an argument, while irrelevant information is simply distracting.)

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context

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discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage

(Context refers to the surrounding textual "environment" where something (usually a word or phrase) is found. You can use context to figure out what a word means in a particular sentence or passage. You can also use context clues to make judgments about a character or event in a work of literature.)

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predict

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make a guess about what will happen in the future

(Psychics claim to predict the future, which means they say they can tell what is going to happen in advance, before it actually happens)

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compare

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examine and note the similarities or differences of

(When you examine the similarities and differences between two ideas or two passages, you compare them.)

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perspective

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a way of regarding situations or topics


(Your perspective is your point of view; it's how you see something. On the GED Reasoning Through Language Arts Test, you may be asked to interpret a writer's perspective (or a narrator's perspective) on an issue.)

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option

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one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen


(When you have to choose between several things, we say that you have a bunch of options. On the GED Test, option is a word that will likely show up in the test directions. On multiple choice and drop-down questions, you will select an answer from several options.)

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information

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a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn


(Information refers to the facts and data we have on a topic. Information is not limited to words or descriptions, but can also be taken from statistics, graphs, and charts.)