accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the…
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the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
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to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auctio…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.have an argument about something
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his ill…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auctio…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators we…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
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drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents an interesting analogy to th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.the use in a text of different tones or viewpoints, whose interaction or contradiction is important to the text's interpretation.; "Wh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.Tending to divert; diverting; amusing; interesting.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.A period of time, longer or shorter, remarkable for events of great subsequent influence; a memorable period; as, the epoch of maritim…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: interesting, memorable, part, highlight, tour.
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