| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accent | give emphasis to |
| 2. | accentuate | make more prominent |
| 3. | advert to | refer to briefly |
| 4. | allude to | refer to indirectly |
| 5. | articulate | express clearly in words |
| 6. | attest to | bear witness to |
| 7. | back up | support with evidence |
| 8. | bear out | confirm by evidence |
| 9. | belabor | stress excessively or repeatedly |
| 10. | bespeak | indicate or suggest |
| 11. | bolster | support or strengthen |
| 12. | bring out | make more noticeable |
| 13. | bring to light | reveal clearly |
| 14. | buttress | support and strengthen |
| 15. | call attention to | direct notice toward |
| 16. | call out | draw attention to |
| 17. | cast | present in a certain light |
| 18. | center on | focus mainly on |
| 19. | characterize | describe distinctive qualities of |
| 20. | cite | mention as an example |
| 21. | clarify | make easier to understand |
| 22. | corroborate | support with additional evidence |
| 23. | define | state the meaning or nature |
| 24. | demonstrate | show clearly with evidence |
| 25. | depict | show in words or pictures |
| 26. | describe | give an account of |
| 27. | designate | indicate specifically |
| 28. | draw attention to | cause others to notice |
| 29. | drive home | make fully understood |
| 30. | dwell on | give extended attention to |
| 31. | echo | repeat or reinforce |
| 32. | elevate | raise in importance |
| 33. | elucidate | explain more clearly |
| 34. | emphasize | give special importance to |
| 35. | evince | show clearly |
| 36. | explicate | explain in detail |
| 37. | expose | make visible or known |
| 38. | feature | give special prominence to |
| 39. | flag | mark for attention |
| 40. | focus on | concentrate attention on |
| 41. | foreground | place in primary focus |
| 42. | frame | present in a certain way |
| 43. | give prominence to | make especially important |
| 44. | give weight to | treat as important |
| 45. | hammer home | make impossible to ignore |
| 46. | heighten | increase the effect of |
| 47. | highlight | make especially noticeable |
| 48. | home in on | focus more exactly on |
| 49. | illuminate | make clearer or more obvious |
| 50. | illustrate | make clear by example |
| 51. | indicate | show or point out |
| 52. | insist on | stress strongly as necessary |
| 53. | intensify | make stronger or more marked |
| 54. | labor | emphasize with effort |
| 55. | lay out | present clearly and fully |
| 56. | lay stress on | emphasize strongly |
| 57. | linger on | continue emphasizing |
| 58. | magnify | make seem more important |
| 59. | maintain | state as true consistently |
| 60. | make clear | state or show clearly |
| 61. | make plain | make easy to understand |
| 62. | make prominent | cause to stand out |
| 63. | make salient | make especially noticeable |
| 64. | manifest | display plainly |
| 65. | mark | indicate clearly |
| 66. | mention | speak of briefly |
| 67. | note | mention as important |
| 68. | pinpoint | identify exactly |
| 69. | play up | make seem more important |
| 70. | point up | make more obvious |
| 71. | portray | represent in words or images |
| 72. | pound home | emphasize very forcefully |
| 73. | present | put forward for consideration |
| 74. | press | urge or emphasize strongly |
| 75. | prove | show to be true |
| 76. | raise | bring up for consideration |
| 77. | refer to | mention or allude to |
| 78. | reinforce | strengthen or support further |
| 79. | reiterate | say again for emphasis |
| 80. | repeat | say again for emphasis |
| 81. | restate | say again differently |
| 82. | reveal | make known or visible |
| 83. | show | make evident or visible |
| 84. | signal | indicate clearly or subtly |
| 85. | single out | select for special notice |
| 86. | spell out | state very clearly |
| 87. | spotlight | draw attention to |
| 88. | state | express clearly in words |
| 89. | strengthen | make stronger or firmer |
| 90. | stress | give extra importance to |
| 91. | testify to | serve as evidence of |
| 92. | throw into relief | make stand out clearly |
| 93. | touch on | mention briefly |
| 94. | treat as central | consider most important |
| 95. | underline | mark as especially important |
| 96. | validate | confirm as sound or true |
| 97. | verify | check and confirm truth |
| 98. | voice | express openly |
| 99. | weight | give importance to |
| 100. | zero in on | focus closely on |
