AP Lit - Analytical Verbs List 2

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(DEFINITION) highlights

to underline

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(SYNONYM) highlights

underscore, feature, accentuates, stresses

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(DEFINITION) illustrates

to elucidate

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(SYNONYM) illustrates

explain, clarify, emphasize, describe

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(DEFINITION) muses

to ponder

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(SYNONYM) muses

deliberates, contemplate, evaluate, examine

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(DEFINITION) ridicules

to deride

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(SYNONYM) ridicules

mock, satirize, parody

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(DEFINITION) advocates

to support

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(SYNONYM) advocates

endorse, promote, embrace

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(DEFINITION) assesses

to evaluate

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(SYNONYM) assesses

reason, analyze

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(DEFINITION) characterizes

to distinguish

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(SYNONYM) characterizes

identify, designate, indicate

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(DEFINITION) disrupts

to distort

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(SYNONYM) disrupts

shatter, challenge, contradict

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(DEFINITION) elevates

to extend

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(SYNONYM) elevates

support, heighten, develop, enhance

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(DEFINITION) enriches

to enhance

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(SYNONYM) enriches

support, develop, substantiate, extends

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(DEFINITION) expands

to enhance

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(SYNONYM) expands

enrich, elevate, develop, extend

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(DEFINITION) illuminates

to accentuate

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(SYNONYM) illuminates

reveal, clarify, elucidate, propose

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(DEFINITION) proposes

to introduce

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(SYNONYM) proposes

reveal, illuminate, advance, suggest

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(DEFINITION) reasons

to argue

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(SYNONYM) reasons

consider, conclude

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(DEFINITION) recounts

to depict

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(SYNONYM) recounts

recall, narrate, portray, reveal

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(DEFINITION) rejects

to challenge

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(SYNONYM) rejects

deny, contradict, dismisses

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(DEFINITION) speculates

to hypothesize

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(SYNONYM) speculates

considers, reasons

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(DEFINITION) traces

to connect

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(SYNONYM) traces

build, associates, alludes, outline, indicate, depict

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(DEFINITION) upholds

to confirm

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(SYNONYM) upholds

support, verify, validate, maintains, endorse

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(DEFINITION) refines

to improve

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(SYNONYM) refines

hone, substantiate, clarify, develop, enhance, strengthens

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Verbs for Emphasis

  • highlights

  • illustrates

  • illuminates

  • elevates

  • enriches

  • expands

  • refines

  • upholds

  • advocates

  • characterizes

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Verbs with Positive Connotations

  • highlights

  • illustrates

  • illuminates

  • elevates

  • enriches

  • expands

  • refines

  • upholds

  • advocates

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Verbs with Negative Connotations

  • rejects

  • disrupts

  • ridicules

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Verbs that Reason

  • reasons

  • assesses

  • speculates

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Verbs that Contrast

  • reject

  • disrupts

  • ridicules

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Verbs that Condescend

  • rejects

  • ridicules

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Verbs that Consider

  • reasons

  • traces

  • speculates

  • proposes

  • assesses

  • muses

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Verbs that Manipulate Existing Ideas

  • disrupts

  • elevates

  • enriches

  • highlights

  • enriches

  • traces

  • expands

  • recounts

  • illuminates

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Verbs that Create & Evaluate

  • muses

  • proposes

  • speculates

  • reasons

  • assesses

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Synonymous Verb Relationships

  • proposes, speculates

  • illustrates, illuminates

  • muses, reasons, assesses

  • elevates, enriches, expands

  • highlights, illuminates

  • disrupts, reject

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