2015 KCMS Key Academic Vocabulary Terms

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Word List (M=Math) (S=Science) (E=English)

Analysis (E)
Analyze (M)
Attributes (M)
Central Idea (E)
Citation (E)
Claim (E)
Classify (M)
Compare/Comparative
(M)
Conflict (E)
Congruence (M)
Connotative (E)

Data (S)
Denotative (E)
Determine (S)
Equations/Expressions
(M)
Evaluate (E)
Evaluate (M)
Evidence (E)
Evidence (S)
Function (M)
Function (S)
Hypothesis/Claim (S)

Match each definition with a word.

1. To shorten meaning and put something in your
own words

Inference (E)
Inference (M)
Interpret (M)
Intervals (M)
Investigate (M)
Magnitude (S)
Objective (E)
Observation (S)
Outcome (S)
Parameters/Constraints
(M)
Paraphrase (E)

Point of View (E)

Prediction (S)
Rubric (E)
Structure (S)
Thesis (E)
Topic Sentence (E)
Topic/Subject (E)
Transformations (M)
Transitions (E)

2. Words and phrases (such as "lastly", "in the

previous chapter") that connect ideas throughout
a text.

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3. to make a decision after careful consideration

4. to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify

causes, key factors, possible results, etc.

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5. To develop deeper meaning by making logical
conclusions based on information/facts

6. to find necessary information to solve a problem

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7. The perspective the story is told from (firstperson, third-person)
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9. The suggested meaning of a word (positive,
negative, neutral)
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8. A method of grading where criteria for success is

outlined and your score is given in categories
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10. What is between two points or values.
Examples:
A line with definite end points (called a "Line
Segment").
A definite length of time marked by a start and
finish.
The numbers between two specific values.
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11. to perform a specified action or activity; work;

operate

12. The main issue being discussed

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13. to look at (two or more things) closely in order
to see what is similar or different about them
(verb)

14. to come to a conclusion after reasoning,

observation, etc.
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15. to explain the meaning of (something)
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17. To look very closely at to gain deeper meaning

16. greatness of size or amount

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18. the act or process of reaching a conclusion about
something from known facts or evidence (noun)

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19. Having an opinion that is not clouded or
affected by personal feelings or ideas
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21. to arrange (people or things) into groups based
on ways that they are alike

20. something that is learned in the course of

careful attention to details related to your study
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22. To state a belief that is unsupported by proof
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23. a. A value that is already "built in" to a function. 24. This sentence controls your paragraph, keeps
b. Example: in the function h(year) = 20 year
your paragraph focused.
"year" is a variable and "20" is a parameter.
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25. a conclusion reached through a process of
logical thinking.

26. to simplify a mathematical problem

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27. Changing a shape using
Turn
Flip
Slide, or
Resize

28. The key idea an author intended you to take

away
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29. Giving credit to an author for where information 30. Proof/support that something is valid (true)
comes from (either in text or in a works cited
page)
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31. that which tends to prove or disprove
something; ground for belief; proof
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32. an "educated guess," formed as a statement that

you propose to be the answer to the research
question, can be tested by further observation,
investigation and or experimentation.
A hypothesis should always make a claim about
your topic.
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33. Your response to a prompt, your controlling

idea on the topic- this controls your entire
response
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34. In mathematics, the attribute is a characteristic

to describe an object usually within a pattern.
The attribute usually refers to the shape, size, or
color.

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35. The same shape and size.
Two shapes are congruent when you can Turn,
Flip and/or Slide one so it fits exactly on the
other.
In this example the shapes are congruent (you
only need to flip one over and move it a little)

36. individual facts, statistics, or items of

information:
These _________ represent the results of our
analyses.
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37. The dictionary definition of a word
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38. a rigorous, often quantitative, statement,

forecasting what will happen under specific
conditions
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39. The issue or problem in a story or text

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40. Mathematical sentences that have an = sign

(such as 8 + 3 = 11 or 2x 3 = 7)
A mathematical phrase
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41. a special relationship between values: Each of its 42. refers to how the information within a written
input values gives back exactly one output value.
text is organized. This strategy helps students
It is often written as "f(x)" where x is the value
understand that a text might present a main
you give it.
idea and details; a cause and then its effects;
and/or different views of a topic
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