Academic Vocabulary in Reading/Week of 4/3/17

Academic Vocabulary in Reading/Week of 4/3/17

1. differentiate: verb (transitive). 1. To be the difference between: Red shirts and blue shirts differentiate the teams. 2. To understand or show the differences between: Differentiate the various wildflowers. verb (intransitive). 1. To become distinct or specialized: Cells differentiating into red blood cells accumulate hemoglobin. 2. To make distinctions; discriminate: A doctor can differentiate between a rash and chicken pox.

Synonyms: discern, discriminate, distinguish, separate, individualize, singularize

Antonyms:equate, liken, parallel, correspond, collate,

Conjugations:

present tense: differentiate, differentiates, differentiating

past tense: differentiated

future tense: willdifferentiate, shall differentiate

Other parts of speech and definitions in this word family:

differentiation: noun. 1. An act or instance of differentiating. 2. The state of being differentiated. 3. Something that has been differentiated.

differential: adjective. 1. Of, relating to, or showing a difference: Airlines have differential rates in air fares. noun. 1. A difference in wage rate or in price: There is a substantial differential between flying to Florida in the winter and in the summer.

differentially: adverb. 1. With differentiation or done in a way that differentiates.

2. organize: verb (transitive). 1. To put together or assemble in an orderly systematic way: You should organize your thoughts before speaking. 2. To form or establish in order to work together for a particular purpose: Let’s organize a singing group.

Synonyms: arrange, array, sort, order, marshal, prepare, systematize, form, create

Antonyms: disorder, disrupt, confuse, disorganize, disassemble, disestablish

Conjugations:

present tense: organize, organizes, organizing

past tense: organized

future tense: will organize, shall organize

Other parts of speech and definitions in this word family:

organized: adjective. 1. Functioning within a formal structure, as in the direction of activities: The rules demand organized games. 2. Associated with an organization, especially unions: New York has a very strong teacher’s union. 3. Efficient and methodical: Her journal is very organized.

organization: noun. 1. The act of organizing: He is planning the organization of a rally. 2. The condition of being organized: Student council members must have organization skills. 3. The way in which something is organized: We are studying the organization of the periodic table of elements. 4. A group of people united for some purpose or work: I am joining an organization that works to protect the rights of immigrants.

organizer: noun. Someone or something that organizes or assists in maintaining order.

3. develop: verb (transitive). 1. To aid in the growth of; strengthen: If you exercise, you will develop muscles. 2. To increase the intricacy, complexity, or quality of: The best way to develop your vocabulary is to read as much as you can! 3.a. To bring into being gradually: We are seeing new industries develop in alternative energy. 3.b. To set forth or clarify by degrees: Pre-writing is a good way to develop a story. 4.a. To come to have gradually: I’m trying to develop a taste for spicy foods. 4.b. To become affected with; contract: If you don’t change the baby’s diaper, he will develop a rash. 5. To cause to serve a particular purpose: They want to develop a shopping mall on that land. 6. To treat photographic film with chemicals to make images appear: They have their own darkroom to develop film. verb (intransitive). 1. To grow by degrees into a more advanced or mature state: A student’s mind develops with education and time. 2. To increase or expand: The town developed into a major city over the last century. 3. To come gradually into existence or activity: A friendship soon developed between the two new neighbors. 4. To come gradually to be disclosed or known: I’ll give you more details as they develop.

Synonyms: grow, mature, generate, produce, happen, occur, transpire, evolve, unfold, expand, elaborate, form, acquire, gain, catch, contract, get

Antonyms: repress, halt, discontinue, lessen, retrogress, end, decrease, decline, deteriorate

Conjugations:

present tense: develop, develops, developing

past tense: developed

future tense: will develop, shall develop

Other parts of speech and definitions in this word family:

developer: noun. 1. A person or thing that develops, especially a person who develops real estate by preparing a site for residential or commercial use. 2. A chemical used in developing a photographic film or similar material.

developing: adjective. Having a relatively low level of economic and industrial development: The United Nations does a great deal of work to help developing countries around the world.

development: noun. 1. The act of developing: The development of a vaccine requires much research. 2. The state of being developed: The plans for the project are in development. 3. A significant event, happening or change: The newspaper reported the latest developments in the peach talks. 4. A group of dwellings built by the same contractor: Shady Hollow is an area of southwest Austin with many housing developments.

developmental: adjective. Having to do with development: He is responsible for writing developmental reports about the global economy.

developmentally: adverb. In a developmental way or manner: There are a variety of teaching methods that increase achievement among developmentally challenged children.

4. correlate: verb (transitive). To put or bring into a systematic relation: We correlated the new data from our experiment with the old and revised our theory. verb (intransitive). To have systematic connection; be related: The new data correlates perfectly with earlier studies.

Synonyms: associate, connect, couple, link, correspond, match, parallel, coordinate

Antonyms: disassociate, disconnect, differ, separate

Conjugations:

present tense: correlate, correlates, correlating

past tense: correlated

future tense: will correlate, shall correlate

Other parts of speech and definitions in this word family:

correlation: noun. 1. A relation or connection: There is a definite correlation between smoking and lung disease. 2. An act of correlating or a condition of being correlated: The navigator’s correlation of speed and direction kept the ship on course.

correlative: adjective. 1. Related; corresponding: Reading, writing, listening and speaking are correlative skills of literacy. 2. In grammar, indicating a relation and usually used in pairs. In the sentence “Neither Jim nor Joe went along”, “neither” and “nor” are correlative conjunctions.

correlatively: adjective. In a related or corresponding way: Another example of conjunctions that are used correlatively is “not only” and “but also”.

5. outline: noun. 1. A line forming the outer edge, limit or boundary of something. 2. A drawing that consists of only the outer edge of an object: Trace an outline of California from the map. 3. A short summary, description, or account, usually arranged point by point: Good authors always create an outline before writing an essay, composition, or fiction story.

outline: verb (transitive). 1. To draw the outline of: I outlined a picture before drawing in the details. 2. To give the main points of; summarize: My outline made it much easier to ensure that my essay is well-planned and has a logical sequence so my readers will be able to understand my proposal.

Synonyms: (nouns) silhouette, boundary, brief, summary, abstract, synopsis, plan, schematic

Synonyms: (verbs) plan, summarize, scheme, summarize, abstract, synopsize

Conjugations:

present tense: outline, outlines, outlining

past tense: outlined

future tense: will outline, shall outline