Academic Vocabulary 9-12 High School

abbreviate

abstract

according

acronym

address

affect

alter

always

analogy

analysis

analyze

annotate

anticipate

application

apply

approach

appropriate

approximate

argue

argument

arrange

articulate

aspect

assemble

assert

assess

associate

assume

assumption

audience

authentic

background

body

brainstorm

brief

calculate

caption

category

cause

character

characteristic

characterize

chart

chronology

citation

cite

claim

clarify

class

clue

code

coherent

common

compare

compile

complement

complete

compose

composition

conceive

concise

conclude

conclusion

concrete

conditions

conduct

confirm

consequence

consider

consist

consistent

consistently

constant

constitute

consult

contend

context

continuum

contradict

control

convert

convey

copy

correlate

correspond

credible

credit

criterion

critique

crucial

cumulative

debate

deduce

defend

define

demand

demonstrate

depict

derive

describe

detail

detect

determine

develop

devise

diction

differentiate

dimension

diminish

direct

discipline

discover

discriminate

discuss

distinguish

domain

draft

draw

edit

effect

elements

emphasize

employ

equal

equivalent

essay

essential

establish

estimate

evaluate

event

evidence

exaggerate

examine

example

excerpt

exclude

exercise

exhibit

explain

explore

expository

extract

fact

factor

feature

figurative

figure

focus

footer

foreshadow

form

format

former

formulate

fragment

frame

frequently

general

genre

graph

graphic

header

heading

highlight

hypothesize

identify

illustrate

imitate

imply

inclined

include

incorporate

indicate

indirect

infer

influence

inform

inquire

instructions

integrate

intent

intention

interact

intermittent

interpret

introduce

introduction

invariably

investigate

involve

irony

irrelevant

isolate

italic

judge

key

label

likely

list

literal

locate

logical

main

margin

mean

measure

metaphor

method

model

modify

monitor

motivation

narrative

narrator

never

notation

note

notice

objective

observe

occur

opinion

oppose

optional

order

organize

origin

outline

pace

paraphrase

participation

passage

pattern

perform

perspective

persuade

place

plagiarism

plan

plausible

plot

point

point of view

portray

possible

preclude

predict

prefix

prepare

presume

preview

previous

primary

prior

probably

procedure

process

produce

profile

project

prompt

proofread

property

propose

prose

prove

purpose

quotation

quote

rank

rare

rarely

reaction

recall

reduce

refer

reflect

regular

relate

relationship

relevant

rephrase

report

represent

representative

request

require

requisite

respond

responsible

restate

result

reveal

review

revise

root

rule

scan

score

sequence

series

set

setting

show

signal

significance

simile

skim

solve

source

spatial

specific

speculate

stance

standard

state

statement

strategy

structure

study

style

subject

subjective

subsequent

substitute

succinct

suggest

sum

summarize

summary

support

survey

symbolize

synonym

synthesize

table

technique

term

test

theme

thesis

timeline

tone

topic

trace

trait

transition

translate

typically

unique

utilize

valid

variation

vary

verify

viewpoint

voice