Verbs Vocabulary Flashcards
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Avow
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State with confidence
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Assert
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Declare as positively true
2
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Aver
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Assert, allege, declare the truth of
3
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Corroborate
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Support an idea that was already stated
4
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Substantiate
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Confirm the truth of a fact that was already stated
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Validate
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Make legally sound
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Convey
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Get a point across
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Sustain
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Carry on with a message or idea
8
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Imply
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Done by the author, get a point across without overly stating it
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Infer
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Done by the audience, understand the implied point
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Exhibit
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Show or display publicly, not interchangeable with “explain”
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Explicate
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Spell out or make plain
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Elucidate
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Make clear
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Illuminate
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Make clear by giving details, shed light on
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Expound
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Expand, give details
