HELA 10 Vocab Unit 1

accentuate

to accent or emphasize

accept

to accept willingly

achieve

to carry out successfully

adopt

to take by choice into a relationship

advocate

to plead in favor of

affect

to produce an effect upon

alleviate

to make more bearable

allow

to let do something

allude

to make an indirect reference

analyze

to study or determine the relationship of parts by analysis

argue

to demonstrate or prove

ascertain

to make certain, exact, or precise

assert

to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively

assess

to determine the importance, size, or value of

assume

to pretend to have or be

attack

to work against forcefully

attempt

to make an effort to do

attribute

to explain by indicating a cause

avoid

to keep away from

base

to find a base or basis for

approach

to draw closer to

believe

to accept as true, genuine or real

challenge

to question formally the legality or legal qualifications of

change

to make different

characterize

to describe the character or quality of

choose

to select freely and after consideration

chronicle

to record in a factual or detailed way

claim

to assert in the face of possible contradiction

comment

to explain or interpret something by comment

compare

to represent as similar

complete

to make whole or entire

concern

to relate to

conclude

to bring to an end

condescend

to put aside one's dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regarded as inferior

conduct

to direct

conform

to act in harmony

confront

to present for acknowledgement, contradiction

consider

to think carefully about

contend

to struggle in opposition

contest

to argue against

defend

to maintain by argument, evidence; uphold

define

to set forth from the meaning of

defy

to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly

demonstrate

to make evident or establish by argument or reasoning; prove

denigrate

to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner

depict

to represent by or as if by painting; portray, describe

describe

to represent of give an account of by words

detail

to report minutely and distinctly

determine

to fix conclusively or authoritatively

develop

to set forth or to make clear by degrees or in detail