ACADEMIC VOCABULARY7TH HONORS

ANALYZE

Definition: break something down into its parts

Synonyms: examine, study, scrutinize, explore

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING ANALYZE

WRITE THE WORD

WRITE A DEFINITION OF THE WORD

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

Analyze

Break it down into parts

Because Anna lies, we have to analyze what she says to find out what is

true.

SYNONYM:

examine ANTONY

M: neglect

analyze

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING ARTICULATE

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION:

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

Articulate

Express clearly

Jimmy anticipates that he will need to articulate

when selling newspapers door to door.

SYNONYM: clear

ANTONYM: unintelligible

articulate

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING CITE

WRITE THE WORD

WRITE A DEFINITION OF THE WORD

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

Cite

Note, quote, refer to, point out

Because Neldon did not cite his sources,

he basically stole someone else’s ideas and used them as his

own.

SYNONYM: quote

ANTONYM: deny

cite

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING COMPARE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: find

likenesses between two or more things

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING CONTRAST

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: find

differences between two or more things

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING COMPREHEND

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: get the

picture, understand, dig it, grasp, catch on, find

meaning

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING DELINEATE

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: describe in detail; outline

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING DEMONSTRATE

WRITE THE WORDDEMONSTRATE:

describe or explain by examples

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING DESCRIBE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: depict in words, tell in your own

words

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING DETERMINE

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: conclude, decide, choose

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING DEVELOP

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: elaborate or expand in detail

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING DISTINGUISH

WRITE THE WORD DEFINITION: set apart,

separate, tell apart, characterize, classify,

categorize

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING DRAW

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: take or pull out

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING EVALUATE

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: find value, judge, appraise

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING EXPLAIN

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: tell about

something so people clearly understand it

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING IDENTIFY

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: isolate,

point out, find, discover, cite

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING INFER

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: deduce;

conclude; use information to make educated guesses based on prior knowledge

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING INTEGRATE

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: put together, combine

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING INTREPRET

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: describe what you have found out

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING ORGANIZE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: arrange,

classify, order, consolidate, unify

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING REFER

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: mention or direct for information

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING SUGGEST

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: propose as fitting

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING SUMMARIZE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: make a short statement of the

main points or main idea of a passage

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING PARAPHRASE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: put the

author’s words into your own words; make it easier to understand

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING SUPPORT

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: hold up, prove, help

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING SYNTHESIZE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: combine to

form a more complex product

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING TRACE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: follow the

course or development of; find or discover by

investigation

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING ALLITERATION

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: words in a row with the same initial

consonant sound(The same sound starts words

and syllables.)

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING ANALOGY

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: figuring out how things are related; a similarity between like

features of two things, on which a comparison may be based; when two different

things share characteristics that lead to a comparison

between them

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT SHOWS

ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING ARGUMENT

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: a reason or

set of reasons that something is true based

on evidence

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING CENTRAL/MAIN IDEA

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: most important point the

author makes, main point

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING CONCLUSIONS

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: making up

your mind based on evidence

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING CONNECTIONS

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: relating

what you read to something else you know

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING CONNOTATIVE LANGUAGE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: the

association that a word brings to mind; emotion determines the defintion

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: changes the literal meaning, to make a

meaning fresh or clearer, to express complexity, to capture a physical or

sensory effect, or to extend meaning

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT SHOWS

ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING DETAILS/KEY DETAILS

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: isolated

facts; points of information

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING EVIDENCE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: knowledge on which to base a belief;

facts or information helpful in forming a conclusion or

judgment; details that support an assumption

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT SHOWS

ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING ILLUSTRATIONS

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: visual

material used to clarify or add to a text

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING METAPHOR

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: an indirect comparison; an implied

comparison using a form of the verb “to be,” (usually: is or are)

DOES NOT have to have the verb to be a metaphor if stating

one thing is another with the “is”

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT SHOWS ITS

MEANING

SYNONYM: ANTONYM: WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING SIMILE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: a direct

comparison using like, as, or than

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING POINT OF VIEW

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: the

vantage point of which a story is told

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING RHETORIC

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: language

designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience; the art of writing or speaking

effectively

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING STANZA

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: a fancy

poetry term for a paragraph in poem

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING STRUCTURE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: how the

information within a text is organized

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING THEME

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: a unified idea carried through a text; the universal idea

that an author is trying to get across (could be

lesson learned)

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING TONE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: the

author’s attitude or outlook

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

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DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING MOOD

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: the way the author makes the

reader feel

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING CLASSIFY

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: arrange in

classes according to shared qualities

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING CATEGORIZE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: putting classified items into

smaller groups

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING EXPLICITLY

WRITE THE WORD

DEFINITION: fully and clearly expressed

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING IMPLICITLY

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: to indicate or express without stating

directly or clearly

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING RECOGNIZE

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: identify

something you have seen before

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

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ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD

VOCABULARY WORD MAP FOR USING RECOUNT

WRITE THE WORDDEFINITION: give an

account of an event or an experience; retell in detail

and in order

USE THE WORD IN A SENTENCE THAT

SHOWS ITS MEANING

SYNONYM:

ANTONYM:

WRITE THE WORD IN COLOR

DRAW A PICTURE SHOWING THE MEANING OF THE

WORD