This document lists 12 powerful words used in analyzing and understanding text: trace, analyze, infer, evaluate, formulate, describe, support, explain, summarize, compare, contrast, and predict. Each word is defined briefly.

1. 12 Powerful Words Song

2. TRACEMeans to outline

3. ANALYZE To break it down

4. INFERRead between the lines

5. evaluateTo judge

6. formulateTo create

7. describeTell me all about it

8. SUPPORTBack it up

9. EXPLAINTell me why

10. SUMMARIZEText it to me

11. COMPARETell how they’re alike

12. CONTRASTTell how they’re different

13. PREDICTTell about your future