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Power Verbs
Pre-AP English II ONW
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English
10th Grade
09/18/2016

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Analyze
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To break down into parts
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Articulate
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To express Clearly
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Challenge
Definition
To dispute the truth or validity of a claim
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Cite
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To refer to or to point out
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Clarify
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To make something easier to understand
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Convey
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To communicate; impart; make known
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Defend
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To support the truth or validity of a claim
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Delineate
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to describe in detail; to outline
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Develop
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to elaborate or expand in detail
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Differentiate
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to explain how something is different
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Distinguish
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To set apart, to separate, or to tell apart
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Establish
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to set up on a firm basis as a foundation
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Evaluate
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To judge the value of something in a thoughtful way
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Incorporate
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To take in or to include something as part of a whole
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Infer
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to deduce, conclude, use information to make an educated guess
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integrate
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to put together, combine
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Generalize
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To make something specific more broad
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Justify
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To show or prove to be right
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Paraphrase
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To restate something using your own words and word order that is about the same length as the original
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Qualify
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To support a claim under certain conditions
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Quote
Definition
to repeat something word for word
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Suggest
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To state or express indirectly
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Summarize
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To make a short overview in your own words of the main points of something longer
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Support
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to prove a claim using evidence
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Synthesize
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To combine separate parts to form a more complex product
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