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Vocab Unit 1 & 2 (Analysis Verbs)

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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
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