Core Tier 2 Vocabulary: List 1

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  1. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
    “She studied marine biology, so I knew her illustrations would be accurate as well as beautiful, and she also helped me with details for the book.” Washington Post (Nov 3, 2020)
  2. additional
    further or extra
    Singer took back the note and wrote a few additional sentences. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
  3. analyze
    consider in detail in order to discover essential features
    Stephen Corbin, an avid reader, helped his wife understand and analyze literature. Washington Post (Jul 25, 2019)
  4. approximate
    not quite exact or correct
    In some cases those dates are approximate because there is no record of exact start dates. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  5. argue
    present reasons to support one's views
    The other side argued that tigers were native to Africa and some still lived there. Long Walk to Freedom
  6. cause
    any entity that produces an effect
    About 85 percent of wildfires are tied to human causes rather than natural causes. Scientific American (Apr 16, 2021)
  7. characterize
    describe or portray the qualities or peculiarities of
    A Times report characterized him and other witnesses that day as "uncooperative." Los Angeles Times (Dec 17, 2015)
  8. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
    Adding Mars will allow researchers to compare and contrast how the Solar System’s planets evolved. Scientific American (Mar 18, 2021)
  9. contradict
    prove negative; show to be false
    The writers then dispersed in search of the stories that would illuminate, sharpen, or possibly contradict, their working hypotheses. Class Matters
  10. contrast
    put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
    If you’re comparing or contrasting things, use than, as in more than or less than. Woe Is I
  11. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    It is an explanation, a cause of the effect she was asking about. The Sense of Style
  12. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
    Remember that science never actually “proves” anything; it merely contributes to a growing body of evidence about the way our world works. The Thing About Jellyfish
  13. information
    knowledge acquired through study or experience
    I would learn information and familiarize myself with ways to categorize it along certain topic lines. March Forward, Girl
  14. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
    The Game and Fish Commission predicted that even without further pollution the pattern of the fish population of the river would be altered for years. Silent Spring
  15. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
    More than half the world relies on rice as a primary food source. Scientific American (Aug 18, 2021)
  16. problem
    a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
    Not everyone is convinced that all of the companies fighting food waste are solving real problems. Salon (May 30, 2021)
  17. significant
    important in effect or meaning
    The average length of stay decreased by a day, a significant change. New York Times (May 10, 2021)
  18. solution
    the successful action of solving a problem
    It was an obvious and very good solution to my difficulty. Rebecca
  19. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
    In matching notebooks, they summarized the history of India, the founding of Calcutta. The New Yorker (Jun 3, 2013)
  20. support
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
    But there was scant evidence to support those ideas. New York Times (May 12, 2021)
Created on Tue Sep 28 09:33:51 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Sep 28 09:34:35 EDT 2021)

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