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Academic Vocab

Academic Vocab.  If you lose this packet: It is mandatory lunch detention or after school tutoring You must make a new one Will have this all year long. Academic Vocab Packet. Word Part of Speech Definition Used Correctly. Affect. Verb (action word). To influence

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Academic Vocab

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  1. Academic Vocab

  2. If you lose this packet: It is mandatory lunch detention or after school tutoring You must make a new one Will have this all year long Academic Vocab Packet

  3. Word • Part of Speech • Definition • Used Correctly Affect Verb (action word) To influence To cause a change in something The stormy weather affected our plans to go swimming.

  4. Word • Part of Speech • Definition • Used Correctly Analogy Noun (person, place, thing, idea) A comparison An analogy can be made between a roller coaster ride and sky diving.

  5. Word • Part of Speech • Definition • Used Correctly Cause 1. Noun (thing) 2. Verb (action) (N) Reason or motive for some action (V) To make happen; to bring about (N) Her fear of failure was the cause of her anxiety. (V) Toby caused the fight by bullying the other students.

  6. Word • Part of Speech • Definition • Used Correctly Effect Noun (person, place, thing, idea) An outcome or the result of something Her insults had a negative effect on my emotions.

  7. Word • Part of Speech • Definition • Used Correctly Correlate Verb (action word) To bring into relationship; to correspond; to connect Homework completion strongly correlates with student success in junior high.

  8. Word • Part of Speech • Definition • Used Correctly Illustrate Verb (action word) To make clear with examples To draw a picture that explains the answer I illustrated my point, by using a quote from the text as an example.

  9. Word • Part of Speech • Definition • Used Correctly Judgment Noun (person, place, thing, idea) The forming of an opinion. Determining something, usually based on evidence. I made a judgment about what the author wanted me to think, by analyzing the story.

  10. Word • Part of Speech • Definition • Used Correctly Estimate Verb (action word) To form an approximate judgment, opinion, or calculation I estimate that the literary analysis questions took me 4 hours to complete last night; that’s way too long!

  11. Word • Part of Speech • Definition • Used Correctly Procedure Noun (person, place, thing, idea) The steps or actions that must be followed to solve a problem or complete a task If I don’t follow the proper procedure for this math problem, I’ll get the wrong answer.

  12. Word • Part of Speech • Definition • Used Correctly Source Noun (person, place, thing, idea) A book, website, person, etc. that supplies information I hope this website is a reliable source of information, otherwise I’m going to fail the assignment.

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