Academic Vocabulary

Trimester 2
Grade 7

Elaborate
To give more ideas about something
Synonym: develop, expand
The police officer wasnt sure what the missing
cat looked like, so he asked the owner to
elaborate.

Elaborate: To give more ideas about something

My teacher asked me to elaborate on my

description of the book I read because I didnt
include enough (n. phrase)

Elaborate: To give more ideas about something

If someone I didnt know well asked me for more

information about myself, I would refuse to
elaborate because (phrase)

Elaborate: To give more ideas about something

If I had to elaborate on why I like my

neighborhood, I would say that I enjoy (g. phrase)

Elaborate: To give more ideas about something

I didnt understand my teachers explanation of

(n. phrase), so I asked her to elaborate.

Evidence
Anything that proves something is true
Synonym: proof, support
The broken window was evidence that someone
had broken in.

Evidence: Anything that proves something is true

When you write a paper for class, you have to

present evidence to support your (n.).

Evidence: Anything that proves something is true

If Im going to accuse someone of (gerund), I

need to find evidence first.

Evidence: Anything that proves something is true

When police detectives try to solve crimes, they

gather evidence such as (n. phrase)

Evidence: Anything that proves something is true

If someone asked me to present evidence that I

am good at (gerund), I would show them (n.
phrase) as proof.

Explain
To give details or reasons for something so that
someone can understand it
My math tutor explained the algebra problem to
me.

Explain: To give details or reasons for something so that someone can understand it

Our teacher recently explained how to (v.

phrase)

Explain: To give details or reasons for something so that someone can understand it

I know a lot about (phrase), so I could explain it

to a younger student.

Explain: To give details or reasons for something so that someone can understand it

Most teenagers could easily explain how to (v.

phrase)

Identify
To recognize or say what something is
Synonym: distinguish
The witness identified the woman who had stolen
her car.

Identify: to recognize or say what something is

When I look at the night sky, I can identify (n.

phrase)

Identify: to recognize or say what something is

I can identify most (n. phrase) within ten seconds

of seeing them.

Identify: to recognize or say what something is

I identified the problem with my (noun) and

repaired it.

Vocabulary Terms Review

For each word
Write the word
Definition
Synonym/Antonym
Color picture that relates to the word
4 Words (Elaborate, Evidence, Explain, Identify).
12 pts per word box * 4 words = 48 pts
Due Tuesday, January 6, 2015(3 weeks to
complete)

Elaborate
To give more ideas about something
Synonym: develop, expand
The police officer wasnt sure what the missing
cat looked like, so he asked the owner to
elaborate.

Evidence
Anything that proves something is true
Synonym: proof, support
The broken window was evidence that someone
had broken in.

Explain
To give details or reasons for something so that
someone can understand it
My math tutor explained the algebra problem to
me.

Identify
To recognize or say what something is
Synonym: distinguish
The witness identified the woman who had stolen
her car.

Include
To make part of something
Antonym: exclude
I try to include all of my friends whenever I
organize an event.

Include: to make part of something

I included (n. phrase) as part of my lunch today.

Include: to make part of something

If I went hiking in the jungle, two things I would
include in my backpack would be (n. phrase) and
(n. phrase).

Include: to make part of something

A recipe for bread may include ingredients such
as (n.) and (n.).

Introduce
1To meet a person and share names for the first
time
Alex introduced himself to me at the park.

Introduce: 1To meet a person and share names for the first time

If I met the actor (proper noun), I would feel

nervous about introducing myself.

Introduce
2To present something to someone for the first
time
Technology companies introduced the first
personal computers in the 1970s.

Introduce: 2To present something to someone for the first time

One activity that our school doesnt have but

should introduce is (phrase)