Understanding Academic Vocabulary

What does it mean to "analyze" something?

• To accept to be true without proof

• To examine the parts of something in detail

• To state or express briefly

• To try to locate or discover

Which term describes an idea or action intended to deal with a problem or situation?

• Context

• Approach

• Derive

• Indicate

What does it mean to "assume" something?

• To reason by deduction; to infer

• To accept to be true without proof

• To determine and explain the meaning of

• To decide by reasoning

What does it mean to "conclude" something?

• To decide by reasoning

• To state or express briefly

• To come into possession

• To try to locate or discover

What is "context"?

• The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

• To reason by deduction; to infer

• To examine the parts of something in detail

• To accept to be true without proof

What does it mean to "derive" something?

• To state or express briefly

• To reason by deduction; to infer

• To determine and explain the meaning of

• To come into possession

What does it mean to "indicate" something?

• To state or express briefly

• To try to locate or discover

• To decide by reasoning

• To examine the parts of something in detail

What does it mean to "interpret" something?

• To determine and explain the meaning of

• To come into possession

• To reason by deduction; to infer

• To accept to be true without proof

What does it mean to "obtain" something?

• To try to locate or discover

• To come into possession

• To state or express briefly

• To decide by reasoning

What does it mean to "seek" something?

• To try to locate or discover

• To reason by deduction; to infer

• To examine the parts of something in detail

• To accept to be true without proof