Vocab Unit 1 & 2 (Analysis Verbs)

Confirms

To show that something is definitely true, epsecially by providing more proof

Connotes

It makes you think of qualities and ideas that are more than its basic meaning

Hints at

To suggest something in an indirect way, but so that someone can guess your meaning

Implies

To suggest that something is true, without saying it directly

Creates

To make something exist that did not exist before

Illuminates

To make something much clearer and easier to understand

Illustrates

To be an example which shows that something is true or that a fact exists

Indicates

To show that a particular situation exists, or that something is likely to be true

Reveals

To make known something that was previously secret or unknown

Suggests

To make someone think that a particular thing is true

Signifies

To represent, mean, or be a sign of something

Emphasizes

To make something more noticeable

Highlights

To make a problem or subject easy to notice so that people pay attention to it

Establishes

To find out facts that will prove that something is true

Displays

To show something to people, or put it in a place where people can see it easily

Conveys

To communicate or express something

Alludes (to)

To indicate or refer to something else

Attests

To show or prove that something is true

Clarifies

To make something clearer or easier to understand

Denotes

To mean something

Depicts

To describe something or someone in writing or speech

Determines

To find out the facts about something

Entails

To involve something as a necessary part or result

Exemplifies

To be a very typical example of something

Explains

To give a reason for something or to be a reason for something

Exposes

To show something that is usually covered or hidden

Expounds

To explain or talk about something in detail

Substantiates

To prove the truth of something that someone has said, claimed etc.

Portrays

To describe or show someone or something in a particular way, according to your opinion of them

Represents

To be a sign or mark that means something

Typifies

To be a typical example of something

Underscores

To emphasize the fact that something is important or true