6th Grade ELA Academic Vocabulary

Donna B. (United States of America)
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  1. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
  2. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  3. significance
    the quality of being important
  4. rubric
    category name
  5. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  6. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  7. pronoun
    a function word that is used in place of a noun
  8. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  9. secondary
    being of second rank or importance or value
  10. preliminary
    preceding or in preparation for something more important
  11. determination
    the act of finding out the properties of something
  12. point of view
    a mental position from which things are perceived
  13. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  14. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  15. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  16. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  17. multimedia
    the use of many types of communication simultaneously
  18. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  19. inquiry
    an instance of questioning
  20. informational
    relating to or conveying facts and knowledge
  21. text
    the words of something written
  22. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  23. imply
    express or state indirectly
  24. figurative
    not literal
  25. connotative
    implying or suggesting something extra
  26. explicitly
    in a clearly expressed manner
  27. explanatory
    serving or intended to make clear
  28. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  29. cue
    a reminder for some action or speech
  30. credible
    capable of being believed
  31. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  32. convention
    the act of meeting formally
  33. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  34. cite
    make reference to
  35. bibliographic
    relating to or dealing with bibliography
  36. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  37. analysis
    abstract separation of something into its various parts
Created on Thu Aug 29 12:51:57 EDT 2013

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