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The 12 Powerful Words

  1. Trace - List in steps.
  2. Analyze - Break apart.
  3. Infer - Read between the lines.
  4. Evaluate - Judge.
  5. Formulate - Create.
  6. Describe - Tell all about.
  7. Support - Back up with details.
  8. Explain - Tell how.
  9. Summarize - Give me the short version.
  10. Compare - All the ways they are the same.
  11. Contrast - All the ways they are different.
  12. Predict - What will happen next?