Power Verbs
Across
- 2. To tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of something
- 4. To provide reasons and examples to explain a position or point of view
- 8. To use the words of a book, author, etc., and to give credit to the source
- 9. To tell or show the reason for or cause of something
- 11. To recognize and explain the differences between two or more things
- 13. To combine two or more elements to form a new whole
- 16. To break into parts and study closely and carefully
- 17. To develop a plan of ideas through careful and thoughtful effort
- 19. To make something a part of another larger thing
- 20. To judge or determine the value or condition of someone or something
- 21. To restate a text or passage in one’s own words
- 22. To look at or investigate carefully
Down
- 1. To draw conclusions based on the evidence given rather than what is stated
- 3. To explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
- 5. To examine the similarities between two or more ideas, objects, people, etc.
- 6. To restate information using fewer words
- 7. To designate or define as being a particular person or thing
- 8. To make a point easier to understand
- 10. To prove or show something to be right, just, or reasonable
- 11. To show something by example
- 12. To give examples in order to make something easier to understand
- 14. To examine the differences between two ideas, objects, people, etc.
- 15. To foretell on the basis of observation or experience
- 18. To cause someone to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons
- 23. To express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly