ELA Academic Vocabulary

Which word means: Clear, leaving no room for interpretation, leaving nothing implied.

• cite

• analyze

• explicit

• infer

Which word means: To break down in to its parts and examine them to determine meaning from them.

• analyze

• describe

• demonstrate

• support

Which word means: To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details.

• cite

• explicit

• compare

• describe

Which word means: Examine in order to note likenesses between two things or what they have in common.

• describe

• compare

• contrast

• demonstrate

Which word means: To back up, justify your answer, opinion, or claim (with evidence)

• cite

• explicit

• contrast

• support

Which word means: Examine in order to note significant differences between two or more things

• contrast

• infer

• describe

• explicit

Which word means: To describe, explain, display or illustrate through examples

• argument

• infer

• demonstrate

• cite

Which word means: To deduce, conclude, to derive by reasoning; to guess, figure out or surmise from evidence.

• explict

• describe

• infer

• demonstrate

Which word means: A process of reasoning, a discussion involving different points of view, a set of reasons why something is true.

• demonstrate

• analyze

• infer

• argument

Which word means: To quote specifically, recall.

• explicit

• cite

• support

• compare