STAAR Grade 5 Reading: The Language of the Test, List 1

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  1. affect
    have an influence upon
  2. conclude
    decide by reasoning
  3. convey
    serve as a means for expressing something
  4. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
  5. demonstrate
    show the validity of something, as by example or explanation
  6. describe
    give an account or representation of in words
  7. description
    a statement that represents something in words
  8. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
  9. develop
    elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  10. difference
    the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
  11. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  12. emphasize
    stress or single out as important
  13. encourage
    spur on
  14. explain
    make plain and comprehensible
  15. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  16. following
    about to be mentioned or specified
  17. highlight
    move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
  18. identify
    recognize as being
  19. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  20. paragraph
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
  21. reason
    an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
  22. similarity
    the quality of being alike
  23. state
    express in words
  24. suggest
    imply as a possibility
  25. support
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Created on Tue Jul 27 09:17:30 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Jul 27 11:29:22 EDT 2021)

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