AP Lit: Analytical Verbs- List 1

accentuates

to stress, highlight, emphasize

contests

to oppose, challenge, dispute, resist

delineates

to describe, depict, present, portray

deviates

to stray, veer, digress, contradict

elicits

to evoke, draw out, induce, generate, provoke

enumerates

to recount, list, recapitulate, identify

inundates

to overpower, overload, bombard, engulf

strives

to endeavor, aim, aspire, venture, undertake

vacillates

to waver, teeter, fluctuate, sways

challenges

to question, dispute, contest, oppose, confront

confronts

to challenge, question, oppose, examine

evokes

to awaken, inspire, elicit, stimulate, suggest

heightens

to intensify, enhance, advance, refines, magnifies, amplifies, strengthens, reinforces

juxtaposes

to contrast, to oppose (when placed near one another)

postulates

to suggest, advance, propose, assume, predicate

suggests

to postulate, encourage, urge, argue, imply, evince (indicate/reveal)

alludes

to advert, connect, refer, suggest

attributes

to ascribe, accredit

disputes

to contest, challenge, confront, debates, discusses

extends

to advance, refine, support, furthers, expand