What does opinion mean? As in "Amir tells everyone who will listen about his opinion on which ice cream flavor is best."
a belief, view, or judgment about something
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What does indicate mean? As in "The librarian held her finger to her lips to indicate that the students needed to quiet down."
to point out or show
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What does essay mean? As in "Layla wrote about Abraham Lincoln for the President’s Day essay contest."
A short piece of writing about a particular topic
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What does comment mean? As in "I made a comment to my friend that I couldn’t wait for our field trip!"
to give an opinion or reaction
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What does consider mean? As in "Zara carefully considered what to spend her allowance on, as she only had $10 to spend."
to think carefully about something
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What does likely mean? As in "Since the sky is gray with lots of clouds, it is likely to rain soon."
something that may happen or might be true
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What does justify mean? As in "He justified that not bringing an umbrella to school, even though it was raining, was all right because he brought his rain coat."
to show or prove to be right
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What does paraphrase mean? As in "The teacher paraphrased the directions for the class after they did not seem to understand them the first time."
to use different words to give the general meaning of something
