Academic Vocabulary List 1

Explicit (adjective) fully revealed or expressed without vagueness EXAMPLE: When she had a teachers’ meeting, Mrs. Francis left explicit directions for her class to follow. Your example?

Implicit Adjective Capable of being understood by reading between the lines. In other words, you have to use context clues to figure out the meaning. EXAMPLE: Charles Dickens always has a sense of moral duty implicit in his writings. Your sentence?

Imply Verb To express something in an indirect way To suggest something without saying or showing it plainly EXAMPLE: Early reports may imply that the judge’s death was not an accident. Are you implying that I don’t take my work seriously? Your sentence?

Connotative Adjective Synonym————implicit When words or expressions suggest an association or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning EXAMPLE: Shakespeare’s puns use connotative words in order to suggest several meanings. Your sentence?

Denotative Adjective Specific or direct Synonym——-explicit Mrs. Francis’s denotative example left no doubt as to the word’s meaning. Your sentence?

Inference Noun A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning EXAMPLE: The software program uses records of past purchases to make inferences about what customers will buy in the future. Your sentence?

Infer Verb To guess or derive as a conclusion from facts EXAMPLE: After seeing the billowing smoke, we inferred that the building was on fire. Your sentence?

DIVERSE Adjective Differing from one another; unlike. EXAMPLE: Oakland High School has a diverse student population. Your sentence?

Initiate Verb To cause the beginning of. EXAMPLE: This morning’s frost initiated colder weather into middle Tennessee. Your definition?

Point of view Noun A position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated. EXAMPLE: Many authors choose first person point of view because it makes the story seem more intimate and real to the reader. Your sentence?

Convey Verb To communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance. EXAMPLE: His message conveyed a sense of urgency. Your sentence?

Engage Verb To urge to participate EXAMPLE: It should be the goal of all teachers to engage their students in the classroom. Your sentence?

Integrate Verb To blend or unite EXAMPLE: I hope to integrate Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in our curriculum, and I hope to make it relative to your lives. Your sentence?

Collaborative Adjective or noun Working jointly toward the same goal EXAMPLE: Many times, classes take a collaborative approach in order to get students involved in the learning process. Your sentence?