Rhetorically Accurate Verbs

Accentuates (positive)

to give emphasis or prominence to

Accepts (positive)

comes to recognize as valid

Achieves (positive)

Gets results

Adds (positive)

to say or write further

Advocates (positive)

supports; argues in favor of

Affects (neutral)

influences

Affirms (positive)

state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly

Alleges

claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case

Alleviates (positive)

improves, makes better, diminishes negative effects

Allows (neutral)

permits

Alludes (neutral)

suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.

Amplifies (positive)

To make greater, larger, extend.

Analogizes (neutral)

make a comparison of (something) with something else to assist understanding.

Analyzes (neutral)

closely examines (to understand)

Approaches (N)

ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

Argues (negative)

To give reason for or against something, reason, to contend or disagree

assesses (N)

evaluate the ability or quality of

Assumes (N)

to suppose to be true

Asserts (N)

(v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

Attacks (negative)

To set upon or work against forcefully

Attempts (negative)

To try; to make an effort

Attributes (N)

(n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; (v.) to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from

Augments (positive)

make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

Avoids (negative)

to keep away from

Bases (N)

using as a foundation or starting point

Bolsters (positive)

To provide support or reinforcement

Bombards (negative)

to assail vigorously

Believes (N)

accept as true

Challenges (negative)

to dispute as being unjust

Championed (positive)

supported, defended to protect or fight

Changes (N)

To make different or shift.

Characterizes (N)

(v). to describe the character or special qualities of someone or something

Chooses (N)

To have a preference for

Claim (N)

An assertion, usually supported by evidence

Clarify (N)

to make clear

Comment (N)

notes that clarify or explain something

Compare (N)

give an account of the similarities between two (or more) items or situations, referring to both (all) of them throughout.

Completes (N)

to finish

Concerns (N)

to relate to, have influence on

Concludes (N)

comes to an end

Condescends (negative)

to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to patronize

Conducts (N)

performs, leads by position of command

Conforms (N)

to give same shape, bring into harmony

Confronts (negative)

To face or oppose boldly

Connotes (N)

suggest something in addition to its main meaning

Considers (N)

thinks carefully about

Constrains (negative)

severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of

Constructs (N)

form (an idea or theory) by bringing together various conceptual elements, typically over a period of time.

Contends (negative)

to struggle in opposition

Contests (negative)

to oppose as mistaken or wrong

Contradicts (negative)

to deny the truth of by asserting the opposite

Contributes (N)

to give one's views in a discussion

Conveys (N)

to get a point across or to show

Convinces (N)

to persuade; to influence

Creates (N)

to make something exist that did not exist before

Critiques (N)

critical reviews or comments

Declares (negative)

say something in a solemn and emphatic manner.

Deduces (N)

arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion.

Defends (N)

speak or write in favor of (an action or person); attempt to justify.

Defines (N)

state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.

Defies (negative)

to oppose or go against

Delineates (N)

describe or portray (something) precisely.

Demonstrates (N)

shows how a thing is done

Denigrates (N)

criticize unfairly; disparage

Denotes (N)

stand as a name or symbol for

Denounces (negative)

to condemn or make accusations against

Depicts (N)

describe, give a picture of

Describes (N)

tells about

Details (N)

pieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea

Determines (N)

decide on; establish; settle

Develops (N)

expand, elaborate

Deviates (N)

depart from an established course

Differentiates (N)

to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish

Differs (N)

to be unlike or dissimilar

Direct (N)

straightforward and honest

Disappoints (negative)

to fail to meet the expectation of

Discern (N)

to see clearly, recognize

Discovers (N)

Reveals; shows

Discusses (N)

Argues, explains

Dispels (N)

make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear

Displays (N)

sequences of repetitious behaviors that serve to communicate emotional states

Disputes (negative)

disagreements

Disrupts (negative)

interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.

Dissuades (N)

to persuade not to do something

Distinguishes (N)

to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another

Distorts (negative)

to twist out of shape; to misrepresent

Downplays (negative)

make (something) appear less important than it really is

Dramatizes (N)

to express or represent vividly, emotionally, or strikingly

Elevates (positive)

raises to a higher level; improves

Elicits (N)

evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.

Elucidates (N)

to make lucid or clear; to provide clarification:

Embodies (N)

conveys the impression of; represents

Empathizes (positive)

to understand and share the feelings of another

Emphasizes (N)

give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing.

Empowers (positive)

to give somebody the power to do something

Encounters (N)

experiences with something

Enhances (positive)

improves

Enlightens (positive)

give greater and understanding about the subject

Enriches (positive)

improve or enhance the quality or value of

Enumerates (N)

count; list or name one by one