| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acknowledging | recognizing or admitting |
| 2. | adding | saying additionally |
| 3. | admitting | acknowledging as true |
| 4. | advising | telling for guidance |
| 5. | affirming | stating as true |
| 6. | alerting | warning or informing |
| 7. | alluding | hinting at something |
| 8. | announcing | making known publicly |
| 9. | articulating | expressing clearly |
| 10. | asserting | stating confidently |
| 11. | avowing | stating openly |
| 12. | backing | supporting verbally |
| 13. | bringing up | mentioning for discussion |
| 14. | broaching | bringing up a subject |
| 15. | calling out | pointing out publicly |
| 16. | citing | mentioning as an example |
| 17. | clarifying | making easier to understand |
| 18. | commenting | making a spoken remark |
| 19. | communicating | conveying information or thoughts |
| 20. | conceding | admitting reluctantly |
| 21. | concluding | reaching and stating a judgment |
| 22. | confirming | stating support or truth |
| 23. | contending | arguing or asserting |
| 24. | conveying | making known |
| 25. | declaring | saying firmly and openly |
| 26. | detailing | describing fully |
| 27. | disclosing | revealing information |
| 28. | echoing | repeating a similar point |
| 29. | elaborating | adding more detail |
| 30. | emphasizing | giving special stress to |
| 31. | endorsing | expressing approval publicly |
| 32. | exclaiming | crying out suddenly |
| 33. | expounding | explaining in detail |
| 34. | expressing | putting into words |
| 35. | figuring | thinking or concluding informally |
| 36. | flagging | drawing attention to |
| 37. | highlighting | calling attention to |
| 38. | hinting | suggesting indirectly |
| 39. | implying | suggesting without saying directly |
| 40. | indicating | showing or stating |
| 41. | informing | telling someone |
| 42. | insisting | stating firmly |
| 43. | interjecting | inserting a remark |
| 44. | introducing | bringing up for discussion |
| 45. | maintaining | continuing to assert |
| 46. | marking | noting or indicating |
| 47. | mentioning | referring to briefly |
| 48. | murmuring | speaking softly and low |
| 49. | musing | speaking reflectively |
| 50. | muttering | speaking in a low voice |
| 51. | noticing | becoming aware and mentioning |
| 52. | notifying | informing officially |
| 53. | noting | making a brief comment |
| 54. | objecting | expressing disagreement |
| 55. | observing | commenting or noticing aloud |
| 56. | opining | giving an opinion |
| 57. | paraphrasing | restating in other words |
| 58. | passing on | transmitting information |
| 59. | pointing out | drawing attention to |
| 60. | presenting | putting forward |
| 61. | proclaiming | announcing publicly |
| 62. | professing | declaring openly |
| 63. | pronouncing | stating formally or officially |
| 64. | protesting | expressing objection strongly |
| 65. | qualifying | limiting or modifying a statement |
| 66. | quoting | repeating exact words |
| 67. | raising | bringing up a point |
| 68. | recapping | reviewing briefly |
| 69. | reckoning | thinking or saying informally |
| 70. | referring | mentioning indirectly or directly |
| 71. | reflecting | thinking and speaking thoughtfully |
| 72. | reminding | helping someone remember |
| 73. | rephrasing | putting into different words |
| 74. | reporting | giving information about |
| 75. | restating | saying again differently |
| 76. | revealing | making known |
| 77. | saying | expressing in words |
| 78. | sharing | telling others |
| 79. | signaling | indicating clearly |
| 80. | speaking | saying something verbally |
| 81. | speculating | guessing aloud |
| 82. | spelling out | explaining clearly |
| 83. | stating | expressing clearly in words |
| 84. | stressing | giving importance to |
| 85. | suggesting | putting forward indirectly |
| 86. | summarizing | stating briefly |
| 87. | supposing | assuming aloud |
| 88. | talking about | discussing or mentioning |
| 89. | telling | communicating in words |
| 90. | testifying | giving evidence verbally |
| 91. | touching on | mentioning briefly |
| 92. | underlining | emphasizing a point |
| 93. | underscoring | emphasizing strongly |
| 94. | uttering | saying aloud |
| 95. | venturing | saying cautiously |
| 96. | voicing | expressing aloud |
| 97. | volunteering | offering information freely |
| 98. | warning | alerting to danger |
| 99. | whispering | speaking very softly |
| 100. | wondering | thinking aloud |