AP English Argues Verb Vocab

Charges

To make an assertion against especially by ascribing guilt or blame

Alleges

To assert without proof or before proving

Acknowledges

To recognize as genuine or valid

Promotes

To contribute to the growth or prosperity of or to help bring (something, such as an enterprise) into being

Asserts

To demonstrate the existence of, or to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively

Contends

To strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties

Posits

To propose as an explanation or to dispose or set firmly

Urges

To present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressuringly

Implores

To make an earnest request to (someone)

Insists

To be empathetic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required

Advises

To give recommendation about what should be done

Cautions

To advise; to warn or
prudent forethought to minimize risk

Contests

To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

Attests

To affirm to be true or genuine

Alludes

To make indirect reference

Answers

To speak or write in reply to

Insinuates

To impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way

Articulates

To give clear and effective utterance to: to put into words or expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively

Discloses

To make known or public

Retorts

To make a reply to; to answer by counter-argument