Analytical Verbs Overview
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What does the word 'Advocates' mean?

  • Raise something to a higher position
  • Identify who or what someone is
  • Put forward a plan for consideration
  • Publicly recommend or support (correct)

    • What does 'Alludes to' mean?

  • Make less confused
  • Place in a class
  • Indicate by suggestion (correct)
  • Draw something out

    • What does 'Articulates' mean?

  • Combine different elements
  • Express an idea fluently (correct)
  • Induce someone to do something
  • Establish or indicate

    • What does 'Asserts' mean?

    <p>State confidently</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Balances' mean?

    <p>Establish equal proportions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Bolsters' mean?

    <p>Support or strengthen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Catalogs' mean?

    <p>Make a systematic list</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Categorizes' mean?

    <p>Place in a particular class</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Characterizes' mean?

    <p>Describe distinctive nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Clarifies' mean?

    <p>Make less confused</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Classifies' mean?

    <p>Arrange in categories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Collates' mean?

    <p>Collect and combine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Compares' mean?

    <p>Estimate similarities or differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Concludes' mean?

    <p>Bring or come to an end</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Confirms' mean?

    <p>Establish the truth of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Continues' mean?

    <p>Persist in an activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Contrasts' mean?

    <p>Compare to emphasize differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Conveys' mean?

    <p>Make an idea known</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Correlates to' mean?

    <p>Have a mutual relationship or connection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Creates' mean?

    <p>Bring something into existence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Critiques' mean?

    <p>Evaluate in detail and analytically</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Debates' mean?

    <p>Argue about a subject</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Defends' mean?

    <p>Protect someone or something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Depicts' mean?

    <p>Portray in words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Details' mean?

    <p>Give full information about</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Develops' mean?

    <p>Grow or cause to grow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Differentiates' mean?

    <p>Recognize what makes something different</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Elevates' mean?

    <p>Raise to a more important level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Elicits' mean?

    <p>Evokes a reaction from someone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Emphasizes' mean?

    <p>Give special importance to something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Employs' mean?

    <p>Make use of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Establishes' mean?

    <p>Show something to be true</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Expands' mean?

    <p>Give a fuller account of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Expresses' mean?

    <p>Convey a thought or feeling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Facilitates' mean?

    <p>Make an action easier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Frames' mean?

    <p>Form or articulate words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Gathers' mean?

    <p>Come together or assemble</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Generates' mean?

    <p>Produce or create</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Guides' mean?

    <p>Show the way to someone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Highlights' mean?

    <p>Draw special attention to something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Identifies' mean?

    <p>Establish who or what something is</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Illustrates' mean?

    <p>Serve as an example of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Implements' mean?

    <p>Put a plan into effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Implies' mean?

    <p>Indicate by suggestion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Integrates' mean?

    <p>Combine one thing with another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Perpetuates' mean?

    <p>Make something continue indefinitely</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Persuades' mean?

    <p>Induce someone through reasoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Portrays' mean?

    <p>Depict someone in art or literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Presents' mean?

    <p>Show or offer something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Promotes' mean?

    <p>Support or encourage a cause</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Propels' mean?

    <p>Drive or push something forwards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Proposes' mean?

    <p>Put forward a plan for consideration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Provoke' mean?

    <p>Stimulate or incite someone to feel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Recall' mean?

    <p>Lift or move to a higher position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Reduces' mean?

    <p>Make smaller or less</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Relates' mean?

    <p>Show a connection between things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Reinforces' mean?

    <p>Strengthen an existing feeling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Represents' mean?

    <p>Depict a subject in art</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Responds' mean?

    <p>Say something in reply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Reveals' mean?

    <p>Cause something to be seen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Revitalizes' mean?

    <p>Imbue something with new life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Shows' mean?

    <p>Allow to be visible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'States' mean?

    <p>Particular condition at a time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Strengthens' mean?

    <p>Make or become stronger</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Substantiates' mean?

    <p>Provide evidence to support the truth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Suggests' mean?

    <p>Put forward for consideration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Supports' mean?

    <p>Suggest the truth of something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Underlines' mean?

    <p>Emphasize something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Validates' mean?

    <p>Check or prove validity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Verifies' mean?

    <p>Make sure something is true</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Analytical Verbs Overview

    • Analytical verbs are terms used to describe actions related to reasoning, evaluation, and critical thinking.

    Key Verbs

    • Advocates: Supports or recommends ideas publicly.
    • Alludes to: Suggests or hints at something indirectly.
    • Articulates: Expresses ideas or feelings fluently and coherently.
    • Asserts: States facts or beliefs confidently and forcefully.
    • Balances: Establishes equal proportions of different elements.
    • Bolsters: Strengthens or supports an argument or concept.
    • Catalogs: Creates a systematic list of information.
    • Categorizes: Classifies into groups or classes based on shared characteristics.
    • Characterizes: Describes distinctive features or nature of a subject.
    • Clarifies: Makes statements or situations clearer and more understandable.
    • Classifies: Arranges items based on shared qualities.
    • Collates: Collects and organizes texts or data systematically.
    • Compares: Evaluates similarities and differences between items.
    • Concludes: Brings discussions or arguments to an end.
    • Confirms: Establishes the truth or correctness of prior beliefs.
    • Continues: Persists in an activity or process.
    • Contrasts: Highlights differences by comparing.
    • Conveys: Communicates ideas, impressions, or feelings.
    • Correlates to: Shows mutual relationships where one aspect depends on another.
    • Creates: Brings something new into existence.
    • Critiques: Provides a detailed evaluation of theories or practices.
    • Debates: Engages in formal arguments about a topic.
    • Defends: Protects a position from attacks.
    • Depicts: Portrays or describes subject matter vividly.
    • Details: Provides comprehensive information about topics.
    • Develops: Causes growth and maturation of concepts or ideas.
    • Differentiates: Distinguishes characteristics that make something unique.
    • Elevates: Raises importance or impact of ideas or arguments.
    • Elicits: Draws out responses or reactions from others.
    • Emphasizes: Highlights special importance of certain facts or ideas.
    • Employs: Utilizes methods or strategies.
    • Establishes: Proves the truth of concepts or claims through evidence.
    • Expands: Provides a fuller account or explanation of ideas.
    • Expresses: Communicates thoughts or feelings verbally or non-verbally.
    • Facilitates: Makes processes easier or more achievable.
    • Frames: Articulates concepts through structured language.
    • Gathers: Collects information or assembles groups.
    • Generates: Creates or produces new ideas or data.
    • Guides: Directs or indicates the way forward.
    • Highlights: Draws attention to significant aspects.
    • Identifies: Establishes who or what is involved.
    • Illustrates: Serves as a clear example of concepts.
    • Implements: Puts plans or decisions into effect.
    • Implies: Suggests meanings indirectly without explicit reference.
    • Integrates: Combines elements to form a cohesive whole.
    • Perpetuates: Causes concepts or practices to continue indefinitely.
    • Persuades: Convincingly argues to induce actions or thoughts.
    • Portrays: Represents through art or literature.
    • Presents: Offers information for review or scrutiny.
    • Promotes: Actively supports or encourages causes.
    • Propels: Pushes concepts or actions forward.
    • Proposes: Suggests plans or ideas for consideration.
    • Provoke: Incites feelings or reactions in others.
    • Recall: Lifts ideas to attention or higher importance.
    • Reduces: Minimizes aspects in terms of size or degree.
    • Relates: Shows connections between different concepts.
    • Reinforces: Strengthens existing feelings or ideas.
    • Represents: Depicts subjects through various forms of expression.
    • Responds: Provides replies to questions or comments.
    • Reveals: Makes previously hidden information visible.
    • Revitalizes: Brings new life or energy to ideas.
    • Shows: Makes ideas or concepts visible or apparent.
    • States: Defines or describes conditions or facts.
    • Strengthens: Enhances the robustness of ideas or arguments.
    • Substantiates: Offers evidence to support claims.
    • Suggests: Proposes ideas for consideration.
    • Supports: Confirms the truth of concepts or claims.
    • Underlines: Highlights the importance of certain statements.
    • Validates: Confirms accuracy or truthfulness of information.
    • Verifies: Ensures the truth or justification of claims.

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    This quiz provides an overview of analytical verbs that are crucial for reasoning, evaluation, and critical thinking. Explore key verbs such as 'advocates', 'articulates', and 'categorizes' to enhance your understanding of descriptive actions in analysis.

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