rhetorically accurate verbs

accept

(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) syn: have

achieves

to carry out successfully; to accomplish

syn: perform

add

to join or unite so as to bring about an inreease

syn; adjoin, annex, append,tack

adopt

To take on or accept.m, to accept formally and put into effect

syn;borrow , take on, take up

affect

Appearance of observable emotions. obsolete, feeling

syn:assume

affirm

validate or confirm, to assert

syn: assert

allow

to assign as a share, to reckon as a deduction

syn: green light, permit stand for

allude

To make an indirect reference to

syn:refer

amplifiy

v to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend

syn: expand

analogy

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

syn:likeness

analyze

Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of. syn; study, dissect, judge

approach

to draw closer

syn; close, close in, draw on near

argue

to give reason for or against something, reason, to contend or disagree syn:discuss

assess

to determine the rate or amount, impose as a tax,

syn; estimate

assume

To suppose to be true, to take for granted

syn; presume, suppose, conjecture, accept

assert

(v.) To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully syn: declare, assure, allege, claim,say

attack

to set upon or work against forcefully,

syn; assail, beset, charge, pounce, rush

attempt

to make an effort, accomplish

syn; try, give a shot

attribute

(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 syn; characteristic, criterion, feature, trait

augment

(v.) to make larger, increase

syn; add, amplify, increase, boost, multiply,raise

avoid

to keep away from

syn;escape

base

to make form or serve as a base for,

syn; dishonorable, ignoble, contemptible, currish, nasty

bolster

to provide support or reinforcement

syn;; brace, boost, buttress up uphold

bombard

TO ATTACK, USUALLY WITH CANNONS

syn; attack, blast, bomb,blow up

believe

to accept something as true, to have a firm conviction

syn; accept, credit, trust

challenge

to dispute especially as being unjust

syn; contest, dispute, question

championed

supported, defended to protect or fight

syn; support

change

to make different, to make a shift from one to another

syn; alter, modify, redo, remake,revise

characterize

to describe a quality of, distinguish, remember, think of

syn; distinguish, set apart, attribute qualities, differenciate, discern,earmark

chooses

to select freely, to have a preference for

syn; cull elect, handpick, prefer, select

claim

An assertion, usually supported by evidence, to ask for especially as a right. syn; demand

clarify

to make clear or easier to understand

syn; clear, purify, distill, filter

comment

A series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion. syn; allow, editioialize, observe, reflect

compare

Give an account of the similarities between two (or more) items or situations, referring to both (all) of them throughout. syn; equate, analogize, liken

complete

to make whole or perfect, to bring to an end, to carry out

syn; intact, total, whole, finalize

concern

to relate to, to have influence on,

syn; deal, cover, pertain, treat

conclude

(v.) to finish; to bring something to an end; to decide after careful thought syn; complete, close out, finish, terminate

condescend

(v.) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner

syn; stoop, deign

conduct

to bring, or as if by leading, to lead by position of command

syn; care, charge, control,guidance, administration

conform

to give same shape, bring into harmony, to be similar or identical

syn; adapt, accord, coincide, correspond

confront

To face or oppose boldly

syn; brave, brazen, dare, defy

consider

to think in a particular way, to give serious thought to

syn; ponder, contemplate, deliberate, mull,perpend, cogitate

construct

to creat or think of by clever use of imagination, form by putting together parts or material syn; assemble, build, erect, fabricate, make

contests

to demand proof of the truth

syn; dispute, challenge, query

contradict

to make assertion that is contrary to one made by another, to declare not to be true, syn; disagree, gainsay, deny,repudiate, refute

contribute

to make a donation as part of group effort, to give or supply in common with others

syn; chip in

convey

(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to, to take or carry from one place to another syn; conduct, impart, give, transfer, transmit

convince

to persuade or to overcome by argument

syn; convert, argue, gain, induce ,win

create

to bring into existence, to produce

syn; catalyze, beget, breed, effectuate, generate, induce

critique

to examine critically, to express optnion

syn; criticism, review, noticesees

declare

to make known formally, officially

syn;annunciate, announce, herald, blazon,publicize

deduce

To draw a conclusion from fact; to infer, to determin by deduction

syn; conclude, infer, extrapolate, gather,reason

defend

to take action against attack, to maintain or support in the face of argument syn;fend, guard, protect, secure,ward

define

to determine or identify the essential qualtities, to discover and set forth the meaning of

syn; outline,trace, delineate

demonstrate

To show or prove something clearly and convincingly.

syn; signify, reveal, denote, display, exhibit

denote

Be a sign or indication of

syn; designate, indicate, signify, represent

denounce

To condemn openly; to accuse formally

syn; condemn, attack, cencure, decry, discredit

depict

(v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture

syn; portray, illustrate, render, reproduce

describe

Give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern or process. syn; report, chronicle, recount

detail

to state a particular FACTS OR DISCUSS THE DETAILS, to thoroughly clean, to report minutely syn; item, point

determine

to establish exactly or with authority, to bring about as a result.

syn;decide, discover

develop

to cause something to grow, to create something over a period of time. syn; elaborate, evolve, unfold to work out the possibility of

deviate

(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; to do something different syn; untypical, irregular, unnatural

differentiate

(v.) - to distinguish, to make different

syn; distinguish, difference, discern

differ

to be unlike, to have opinions that don't agree

syn;contrast, vary

direct

to cause something or someone to turn, move or point in a particular way syn;immediate, primary

disappoint

fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

syn, fail, dissatisfy, let down

discover

to become aware, to make known or visible,

syn; ascertain, realize, learn

discuss

to investigate by reasoning or argument, to talk about

syn;argue, bandy, debate, talk over

dispel

To clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering. to make something end syn; scatter disperse, dissipate

display

to put before view, to put something where people can see it

syn; exhibit, show, unveil,

dispute

coming into conflict with, a disagreement or argument about something important syn, debate, difference, dissension

disrupt

to break apart, to interrupt the normal course, syn; fracture, break up, bust, dismember

distinguish

to notice a difference between people or things, to mark as separate syn;discern, differentiate, separate

distort

(v.) to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape

syn; deform misrepresent, falsify, misstate, slant

downplay

make (something) appear less important than it really is,

syn; play down, de emphasize

dramatize

to adapt for theatrical presentation, to show something in a clear and effective way syn; exaggerate, overdo, amplify,hyperbolize

elevate

to lift or make higher syn; rise lift

elucidate

To clarify, explain

syn;, clarify, construe, expound, simplify

embody

to represent in a clear way, to make concrete and perceptible

syn;incorporate, integrate, assimilate

empathize

Identify with or fully understand another's feelings and thoughts, syn; identify with, understand

empower

to give power or authority, enable

syn; accredit, certify, commission, enable

encounter

; (v.) to meet or come upon, to engage in conflict with

syn; skirmish, scrape, run in

enhance

(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of, syn; improve, enrich, upgrade, meliorate

enlighten

illimunate, to furnish knowledge

syn; apprise, advise, famialarize, acquaint

enrich

to improve the quality of something or make better

syn; amend, enhance, improve, upgrade

envision

To picture in the mind; to imagine

syn; think dream, imagine, visualize, see

escalate

(verb) to elevate; to increase in intensity

syn; enlarge, expand, proliferate, balloon

establish

to be widely know and accepted, to make firm or stable,

syn; prove, demonstrate, substantiate

evoke

To call forth; to produce to bring to mind

syn; elicit, inspire

evaluate

Examine and judge carefully. to determine or fix value

syn;appraise, assess, estimate valuate

exclude

To leave out; to keep from being a part of.

syn; ban, eliminate,, rule out

exhibit

(V.) to show clearly; to put on display

syn; expose, display, flaunt, parade

expand

To increase in size or amount, open up,

syn;enlarge, amplify,inflate

experience

to do or see or have something happen to you

syn;proficiency, moxie, expertise

explain

to make something clear to understand, to make known

syn; clarify, demystify, expound, explicate, simplify

express

to talk or write about, to show by sign or symbol, to represent in words syndistinct, precise, specific

exemplify

To illustrate by being an example of, syn; illustrate, demonstrate

extend

to make longer, to put before another for acceptance

syn; offer, give, tender elongate, lengthen, stretch

fantasize

portray in the mind

syn; envision, imagine, dream, conjure