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menunjukkan, menandakan

Recent studies indicate that sleep improves memory.

Soal 'The passage indicates...' biasanya jawabannya tertulis langsung di teks, bukan tersirat.

berasal dari; memperoleh

The word 'democracy' is derived from Greek.

menjelaskan (penyebab); membentuk sebagian dari

Oxygen accounts for about 21 percent of the air.

Ada dua arti. 'What accounts for the change?' artinya apa penyebabnya. 'X accounts for 21 percent' artinya X membentuk 21 persen.

menganggap sesuatu disebabkan oleh

Scientists attribute the rise in sea levels partly to melting ice.

Polanya attribute X to Y: X disebabkan oleh Y. Sebagai noun (AT-tri-bute), artinya sifat atau ciri.

terdiri dari

The committee consists of five professors.

Tidak pernah dipakai dalam bentuk pasif. 'Is consisted of' itu salah, dan bisa jadi soal Written Expression.

terdiri dari; membentuk

The United States comprises fifty states.

membentuk, merupakan

Women constitute nearly half of the workforce.

menunjukkan, membuktikan

The experiment demonstrated that light travels in straight lines.

menganggap, berasumsi

Early astronomers assumed that the sun moved around the earth.

Arti lain: mengambil alih, seperti assume responsibility (memikul tanggung jawab).

menyimpulkan

From the evidence, we can infer that the site was once a village.

Pembaca yang infer, penulis yang imply. Soal 'It can be inferred...' jawabannya tidak tertulis langsung.

menyiratkan

The author implies that the experiment was poorly designed.

muncul

New towns emerged along the railroad lines.

menunjukkan, memperlihatkan

Some patients exhibit no symptoms at all.

Sebagai noun, exhibit artinya benda yang dipamerkan di museum.

memperkirakan

Scientists estimate that the universe is about 13.8 billion years old.

menentukan; memastikan

Researchers tried to determine the age of the bones.

memudahkan, memperlancar

Canals facilitated the transport of heavy goods.

meningkatkan (mutu atau nilai)

Good lighting enhances the beauty of the paintings.

berkurang, mengecil

The noise diminished as the train moved away.

melebihi

The tallest redwoods exceed 350 feet in height.

mengalami (proses atau perubahan)

Caterpillars undergo a complete change as they become butterflies.

menghasilkan

The experiment yielded surprising results.

Arti lain: mengalah atau memberi jalan, seperti yield to traffic. Di soal vocabulary, cek mana yang cocok dengan kalimatnya.

menopang, mempertahankan

The small lake cannot sustain a large population of fish.

membedakan

Bats use sound to distinguish objects in the dark.

Bentuk adj distinguished artinya terhormat atau terkemuka, bukan sekadar berbeda.

mengelompokkan

Biologists classify animals according to their shared features.

sesuai, cocok dengan

The dates on the map correspond to major battles.

Arti lain: berkirim surat. Correspondence bisa berarti kesesuaian atau surat-menyurat.

memastikan, membenarkan

Later experiments confirmed the original findings.

mengungkapkan, memperlihatkan

The X-ray revealed an older painting beneath the surface.

mencirikan; menggambarkan

Hot summers and mild winters characterize the region's climate.

menganggap sebagai

Many historians regard Lincoln as one of the greatest presidents.

memicu

A small earthquake can trigger a large landslide.