| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accumulate | gather over time |
| 2. | acquire | get or come to have |
| 3. | amass | gather in large amounts |
| 4. | arrange | set up; organize |
| 5. | ascertain | find out for certain |
| 6. | attain | succeed in getting |
| 7. | bag | succeed in getting |
| 8. | bring out | make noticeable; reveal |
| 9. | bring to light | make known; uncover |
| 10. | bump into | meet by chance |
| 11. | chance upon | find by chance |
| 12. | check | find out by examining |
| 13. | collect | gather and obtain |
| 14. | come across | meet or find by chance |
| 15. | come upon | find unexpectedly |
| 16. | conclude | arrive at a judgment |
| 17. | confirm | find to be correct |
| 18. | deduce | find by logical inference |
| 19. | derive | find by calculation or reasoning |
| 20. | detect | notice or identify something present |
| 21. | detective-work | effort to find facts |
| 22. | determine | find out by reasoning |
| 23. | dig up | find after searching or digging |
| 24. | discover | come upon something previously unknown |
| 25. | earn | gain by work or merit |
| 26. | elicit | draw out information |
| 27. | encounter | meet or come upon unexpectedly |
| 28. | engineer | design and build |
| 29. | establish | find and prove as true |
| 30. | extract | take out; obtain |
| 31. | ferret out | find by persistent searching |
| 32. | figure out | find by thinking it through |
| 33. | fish out | find and pull out |
| 34. | follow | go after to find |
| 35. | formulate | devise carefully |
| 36. | gain | obtain or win |
| 37. | gather | bring together; collect |
| 38. | generate | produce or create |
| 39. | get hold of | find and obtain |
| 40. | get your hands on | manage to obtain |
| 41. | glean | find by careful collecting |
| 42. | happen to notice | notice by chance |
| 43. | happen upon | find by chance |
| 44. | happened on | found by chance |
| 45. | hit on | think of; discover |
| 46. | hit upon | find suddenly or by chance |
| 47. | hunt down | find after a chase |
| 48. | identify | recognize and name correctly |
| 49. | infer | find out from evidence |
| 50. | invent | create by thinking |
| 51. | land | obtain, especially a job |
| 52. | lay hands on | find and take possession |
| 53. | lay hold of | get hold of |
| 54. | learn | find out through information |
| 55. | light on | find by chance |
| 56. | locate | determine where something is |
| 57. | look for | try to find |
| 58. | look up | find information in a source |
| 59. | make out | see or understand with effort |
| 60. | net | gain as a result |
| 61. | note | notice and mention |
| 62. | notice | become aware of |
| 63. | observe | notice carefully |
| 64. | obtain | get by effort or request |
| 65. | opt for | choose in preference |
| 66. | organize | arrange systematically |
| 67. | originate | create or start |
| 68. | pick out | find by selecting from others |
| 69. | pick up | get or acquire casually |
| 70. | pinpoint | locate with great precision |
| 71. | procure | obtain with care or effort |
| 72. | produce | create or bring forth |
| 73. | pursue | follow in order to find |
| 74. | recognize | know again; identify |
| 75. | recover | get back something lost |
| 76. | retrieve | get back after searching |
| 77. | root out | find and remove completely |
| 78. | round up | gather together; collect |
| 79. | rummage up | find after rummaging |
| 80. | run across | meet or find unexpectedly |
| 81. | run into | encounter unexpectedly |
| 82. | scout out | find by exploring |
| 83. | search out | find by searching |
| 84. | seek out | look for and find |
| 85. | sniff out | find by keen searching |
| 86. | solve | find the answer to |
| 87. | spot | see or notice quickly |
| 88. | stumble upon | find accidentally |
| 89. | suss out | find out by investigation |
| 90. | tail | follow secretly to find |
| 91. | think of | remember or come up with |
| 92. | trace | find by following evidence |
| 93. | track down | find after searching persistently |
| 94. | turn up | appear or be found |
| 95. | uncover | reveal something hidden or secret |
| 96. | unearth | discover by digging or effort |
| 97. | unveil | reveal publicly |
| 98. | verify | find out if true |
| 99. | win | gain by effort or luck |
| 100. | work out | find a solution or answer |
