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Regents Skill Words
Skill words students should understand to successfully pass NYS Regents Exam
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10th Grade
06/26/2012
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Analyze
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To break an idea or concept into parts in order to determine their nature adn relationships
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Assess
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To determine the importance, significance, size, or value of
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Categorize
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To place in a class or group; to classify
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Classify
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To arrange in classes or to place in a group according to a system
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Compare
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To state the similarities between two or more examples
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Contrast
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To differentiate; to state the differences between two or more examples
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Define
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To explain what somethign is or means
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Describe
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To illustrate in words; to tell about
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Develop
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To explain more clearly; to reveal bit by bit
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Differentiate
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To state the difference or differences among two or more examples
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Discuss
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To make observations using facts, reasoning, and argument; to present in some detail
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Evaluate
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To examine adn judge the significance, worth, or condition of; to determine the value of
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Explain
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To make plain or understandable; to give reasons for
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Generalize
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To reach a broad conclusion, avoiding specifics, or to base an overall law on particular examples
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Hypothesize
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To present an explanation or an assumption that remains to be proved
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Identify
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To establish the essential character of
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Illustrate
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To make clear or obvious by using examples or comparisons
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Incorporate
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To introduce into or include as a part of something
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Infer
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To conclude or judge from evidence; to draw a conclusion through reasoning
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Investigate
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To research; to inquire into and examine with care
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Organize
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To arrange in a systematic way
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Recognize
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To identify by appearance or characteristics
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Restate
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To say again in a slightly different way
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Scrutinize
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To investigate closely; to examine or inquire into critically
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Show
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To point out; to set forth clearly a position or idea by stating it and giving data that support it
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