Verbs Vocabulary Flashcards
Avow
State with confidence
Assert
Declare as positively true
Aver
Assert, allege, declare the truth of
Corroborate
Support an idea that was already stated
Substantiate
Confirm the truth of a fact that was already stated
Validate
Make legally sound
Convey
Get a point across
Sustain
Carry on with a message or idea
Imply
Done by the author, get a point across without overly stating it
Infer
Done by the audience, understand the implied point
Exhibit
Show or display publicly, not interchangeable with “explain”
Explicate
Spell out or make plain
Elucidate
Make clear
Illuminate
Make clear by giving details, shed light on
Expound
Expand, give details
Accentuate
Draw attention to
Adjacent
Physically beside
Analogous to
Similar to
Concurrently
At the same time
Conversely
On the other hand
Namely
Specifically, to be exact
Predominantly
Mainly, primarily
Unquestionably
Cannot be questioned because it’s obviously true
Indisputably
Cannot be disputed because it is proven
Indubitably
Cannot be doubted or questioned
