top-down processing

Understanding text by drawing on prior knowledge and context

TOEFL

Example

Top-down processing helps listeners fill in missing words from context.

Synonyms

schema usecontextual inferenceprediction

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Related Words

absorbTo take in information or facts fullyTOEFLabstract thinkingThinking about concepts rather than specific instancesTOEFLacademic vocabularyThe words commonly used in academic speech and writingTOEFLaccessibleAble to be reached or used; friendly and easy to talk to.SAT · TOEFL · IELTSaccommodateTo provide lodging or space for; to adapt to or make room for.SAT · TOEFL · IELTSaccount forTo explain the reason for somethingTOEFLaccurateFree from error; exact and correctSAT · TOEFL · IELTSactivelyIn an energetic and engaged mannerTOEFL

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