| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | adumbrates | foreshadows vaguely |
| 2. | affirms | states positively |
| 3. | amounts to | is equivalent to |
| 4. | announces | makes known publicly |
| 5. | asserts | states confidently |
| 6. | attests to | gives evidence of |
| 7. | augurs | suggests a future outcome |
| 8. | avers | states firmly |
| 9. | bespeaks | indicates or suggests |
| 10. | betrays | reveals unintentionally |
| 11. | bodes | indicates a future result |
| 12. | boils down to | essentially means |
| 13. | casts | expresses in a form |
| 14. | communicates | conveys information or meaning |
| 15. | connotes | suggests an associated meaning |
| 16. | contains | includes within it |
| 17. | contends | argues or asserts |
| 18. | conveys | makes known indirectly |
| 19. | couches | expresses in certain terms |
| 20. | counts as | qualifies as |
| 21. | declares | states clearly |
| 22. | demonstrates | clearly indicates |
| 23. | denotes | stands for or indicates |
| 24. | depicts | represents or shows |
| 25. | discloses | makes known |
| 26. | embodies | expresses concretely |
| 27. | embraces | includes or contains |
| 28. | encompasses | includes broadly |
| 29. | entails | necessarily involves |
| 30. | evidences | provides evidence of |
| 31. | evinces | shows clearly |
| 32. | expresses | conveys in words or signs |
| 33. | extends to | includes or reaches |
| 34. | forecasts | predicts ahead of time |
| 35. | foreshadows | indicates beforehand |
| 36. | foretells | predicts or indicates beforehand |
| 37. | frames | expresses in a particular way |
| 38. | gets across | communicates successfully |
| 39. | gives away | reveals unintentionally |
| 40. | heralds | signals the approach of |
| 41. | hints | suggests indirectly |
| 42. | imports | has as a meaning |
| 43. | includes | contains as part |
| 44. | incorporates | includes as part |
| 45. | indicates | shows or points to |
| 46. | insinuates | suggests in a sly way |
| 47. | intimates | hints subtly |
| 48. | involves | includes as a necessary part |
| 49. | lets on | reveals indirectly |
| 50. | looks like | appears to indicate |
| 51. | maintains | states as true |
| 52. | makes clear | clarifies or reveals |
| 53. | makes plain | makes clear |
| 54. | manifests | shows plainly |
| 55. | marks | indicates or characterizes |
| 56. | means | has the sense of |
| 57. | notes | indicates briefly |
| 58. | points to | indicates or suggests |
| 59. | portends | signals as likely |
| 60. | predicts | indicates in advance |
| 61. | prefigures | shows in advance |
| 62. | presages | signals beforehand |
| 63. | presumes | takes for granted |
| 64. | presupposes | assumes beforehand |
| 65. | pronounces | declares formally |
| 66. | qualifies as | can be regarded as |
| 67. | reaches | extends to include |
| 68. | reads as | appears to mean |
| 69. | refers to | mentions or points to |
| 70. | reflects | shows or suggests |
| 71. | registers | shows or records |
| 72. | renders | expresses or represents |
| 73. | represents | stands for or depicts |
| 74. | reveals | makes apparent |
| 75. | savours of | suggests or resembles |
| 76. | says | expresses in words |
| 77. | shows | makes evident |
| 78. | signals | gives an indication of |
| 79. | signifies | conveys a meaning |
| 80. | smacks of | suggests strongly |
| 81. | sounds like | seems to mean |
| 82. | states | expresses directly |
| 83. | suggests | indicates indirectly |
| 84. | testifies to | serves as evidence of |
| 85. | tips off | gives a clue to |
| 86. | translates to | means in effect |
| 87. | underlines | emphasizes or makes clear |
| 88. | underscores | emphasizes strongly |
| 89. | unmasks | reveals the true nature of |
| 90. | unveils | reveals or makes known |
| 91. | utters | expresses in spoken words |
| 92. | veils | expresses indirectly or obscurely |
| 93. | voices | expresses openly |
| 94. | wears | shows or displays |
| 95. | whispers | suggests very subtly |
| 96. | witnesses | shows evidence of |
| 97. | words | puts into words |
| 98. | works in | includes as part of |
| 99. | writes | expresses in written words |
| 100. | zeroes in on | focuses attention on |

