Verbs describing effects of author's methods

Question 1

Accentuate

Answer 1

Make something more noticeable or prominent.

Question 2

Advocate

Answer 2

Publicly recommend or support.

Question 3

Allude

Answer 3

Suggest or call attention to indirectly.

Question 4

Argue

Answer 4

Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view.

Question 5

Ascertain

Answer 5

Make sure of.

Question 6

Attribute

Answer 6

Regard something as being caused by (something).

Question 7

Comment

Answer 7

A verbal or written remark expressing an opinion or reaction.

Question 8

Compel

Answer 8

Force or oblige someone to do something.

Question 9

Contend

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Assert something as a position in an argument.

Question 10

Contribute

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To help cause or bring about.

Question 11

Convey

Answer 11

Communicate a message or information.

Question 12

Convince

Answer 12

Persuade someone to do something.

Question 13

Demonstrate

Answer 13

Clearly show the existence or truth of something by giving proof or evidence.

Question 14

Depict

Answer 14

Portray in words; describe.

Question 15

Display

Answer 15

Give a clear demonstration of.

Question 16

Elevate

Answer 16

To raise something to a higher position (in regards to English, highlighting the importance of an issue or point).

Question 17

Elicit

Answer 17

Evoke or draw out a reaction from someone.

Question 18

Emphasize

Answer 18

Give special importance or value to something.

Question 19

Enhance

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Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of (something).

Question 20

Envision

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Imagine (as a future possibility).

Question 21

Expand

Answer 21

Make (something) larger or more extensive.

Question 22

Express

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Convey a thought or feeling in words by gestures and conduct (conduct: the manner in which a person behaves).

Question 23

Guide

Answer 23

Show or indicate the way (in regards to English, indicating the reader to the message of the text).

Question 24

Heighten

Answer 24

Make something more intense.

Question 25

Identify

Answer 25

Establish or indicate what someone or something is.

Question 26

Illustrate

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Serve as an example of.

Question 27

Impel

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Drive, force, or urge someone to do something.

Question 28

Indicate

Answer 28

Point out / show

Question 29

Juxtapose

Answer 29

Place (something) close together for a contrasting effect.

Question 30

Lambast

Answer 30

Criticize someone or something harshly.

Question 31

Lament

Answer 31

Express regret or disappointment about something.

Question 32

Lampoon

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Publicly criticizing someone or something by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.

Question 33

Patronize

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Treat (someone or something) in a way that is apparently kind or helpful, but that betrays a feeling of superiority.

Question 34

Personify

Answer 34

Represent a quality or concept by a figure in human form.

Question 35

Persuade

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Cause someone to believe something, especially after sustained effort.

Question 36

Postulate

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Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of something as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

Question 37

Project

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Present or promote a particular view or image.

Question 38

Promote

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Support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.).

Question 39

Propose

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Put forward a plan or suggestion for consideration by others.

Question 40

Question

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Raise a doubt about or objection to something.

Question 41

Rationalize

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Attempt to explain or justify behavior or attitudes with logical reasoning, even if these are not appropriate.

Question 42

Reason

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Persuade someone with rational arguments.

Question 43

Ridicule

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Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior.

Question 44

Satirize

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Deride and criticize by means of satire.

Question 45

Speculates

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Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.

Question 46

Supply

Answer 46

Make something needed or wanted available to someone.

Question 47

State

Answer 47

Express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.

Question 48

Suggest

Answer 48

Put forward for consideration.

Question 49

Support

Answer 49

Suggest the truth of.

Question 50

Suppress

Answer 50

Prevent or inhibit (a process or reaction).

Question 51

Sympathize

Answer 51

Agree with a sentiment, opinion, or ideology.

Question 52

Vacillate

Answer 52

Waver between different opinions or actions (be indecisive).

Question 53

Verify

Answer 53

To prove to be true.