Academic Vocabulary
emphasis: test-taking
Inquire – question
Method – way of
Analyze – examine, look closely
solving
Argue – give your opinion
Obtain – to get
Arrange – put in order
Organize – arrange
Characterize – describe
neatly
Cite – quote
Persuade – convince or
Classify – group according to characteristics
influence
Combine – join together
Predict – what will
Conclude – bring to a close
happen in the future
Consist – made up of
Previous – before
Context – background info or language to help
Process – series of steps
you understand
Recall – remember
Define – name or identify
Relevant – important
Derive – draw from, figure out
Scan – read over
Dispute – disagree
quickly for main idea
Edit – review, revise
Select – choose
Evaluate – appraise, calculate
Similar – alike
Examine – look at carefully
Source – starting place
Focus – main idea
Specific – exact
Identify – recognize
Speculate – form a
Illustrate – make clear, explain, show with
tentative conclusion
pictures
Summary – sum up the
Indicate – show
main ideas
Interpret – understand, decode
Utilize – take full
advantage
Vary – differ
English Language Arts
Word Wall Academic Vocabulary
Adequate
Relationship
Accuracy
Figurative Language
Research
Analogy
Foreshadow
Revise
Appropriate
Gesture
Rising Action
Autobiography
Idiom
Rhythm
Biography
Imagery
Repetition
Clarify
Inference
Resolution
Characterization
Irony
Rhyme
Citation
Logic
Setting
Climax
Metaphor
Selection
Conflict
Moral
Sequence
Coherence
Myth
Simile
Denouement
Narrative
Symbolism
Dialogue
Narrator
Tall Tale
Dialect
Nonfiction
Text
Draft
Opinion
Theme
Expository
Plot
Tone
Fable
Point of view
Topic
Fact
Position
Trait
Fiction
SIXTH GRADE
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Authority
Establish
Labor
Period
Participate
Purchase
Site
Philosophy
Technology
Code
Conflict
Expand
Welfare
Domestic
Conflict
Diverse
Precede
Prohibit
Commodity
Symbol
6th grade
Plate tectonics
Earthquake
Midocean ridge
Mantle
Crust
Core
Fault
Fissure
Volcano
Plate
epicenter
Erosion
Sediment
Proposal
Pronoun
Purpose
History Word Wall Vocabulary
SEVENTH GRADE
EIGHTH GRADE
1. Function
2. Acquire
3. Administrate
4. Complex
5. Previous
6. Tradition
7. Consent
8. Contribute
9. Dominate
10. Exclude
11. Justify
12. Locate
13. Fundamental
14. Incentive
15. Motive
16. Neutral
17. Guarantee
18. Predominant
19. Collapse
20. Convince
1. Economy
2. Legislate
3. Policy
4. Document
5. Immigrate
6. Debate
7. Internal
8. Amend
9. Clause
10. Discriminate
11. Federal
12. Ideology
13. Currency
14. Exploit
15. Infrastructure
16. Radical
17. Military
18. Revolution
19. Unify
20. Assemble
Science Word Wall words
7th grade
8th grade
Light
Electromagnetic
spectrum
Lens
Reflected
Refracted
Genetics
gene
inherit
phenotype
genotype
chromosome
DNA
Genotype
Matter
Atom
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Compound
Molecule
Molecular motion
Nucleus
Motion
Position
Reference point
Average speed
Speed
Downhill
Energy
Thermal
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Ecology
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Food web
Population
Biome
Abiotic factor
General Words
Structure
Function
Collect
Hypothesis
Test conclusion
Investigate
Classify
Characteristic
Predict
Identify
Compare
Contrast
Natural resources
Resources
Energy source
Natural energy
Cells
nucleus
mitochondria
mitosis
Body Systems
Organ
System
Tissue
Lever
Heart valve
General Words
Structure
Function
Collect
Hypothesis
Test conclusion
Investigate
Classify
Characteristic
Predict
Identify
Compare
Contrast
Evolution
Evolve
variation
Adapt
Catastrophic event
Extinct
Geologic time scale
D=rt
Velocity
Slope
Linear graph
Force
Magnitude
Balanced
gravity
Density
Buoyancy
Mass
Buoyant force
General Words
Structure
Function
Collect
Hypothesis
Test conclusion
Investigate
Classify
Characteristic
Predict
Identify
Compare
Contrast
Periodic Table
Metal
Non-metal
Inert gas
Chemical Reactions
Conservation of matter
Acidic
basic
neutral
Chemical properties