| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | adjured | urged solemnly or earnestly |
| 2. | appealed | made a request earnestly |
| 3. | appealed to | called on for help |
| 4. | applied | formally requested or sought |
| 5. | approached | went to someone to request |
| 6. | argued | pressed a point with reasons |
| 7. | asked around | inquired of multiple people |
| 8. | bade | invited or requested someone |
| 9. | bargained | sought agreement by negotiation |
| 10. | begged | pleaded urgently for something |
| 11. | beseeched | begged urgently |
| 12. | besought | begged earnestly |
| 13. | bid | offered or proposed a request |
| 14. | called for | requested or demanded |
| 15. | called on | requested someone to respond |
| 16. | canvassed | solicited opinions or support |
| 17. | challenged | called upon to answer |
| 18. | charged | instructed or commanded formally |
| 19. | checked | inquired to confirm details |
| 20. | checked in | contacted to ask status |
| 21. | claimed | asserted as due or true |
| 22. | clarified | requested explanation to make clear |
| 23. | commanded | ordered authoritatively |
| 24. | commissioned | formally requested work or service |
| 25. | consulted | sought advice or information |
| 26. | contended | asserted in argument |
| 27. | craved | desired intensely; begged for |
| 28. | demanded | asked forcefully for |
| 29. | deputed | appointed and instructed to act |
| 30. | desired | requested or wished for |
| 31. | directed | gave instructions or orders |
| 32. | discussed | talked over to seek answers |
| 33. | enjoined | urged or commanded |
| 34. | enquired | asked for information |
| 35. | entreated | begged earnestly |
| 36. | examined | questioned closely |
| 37. | expected | required as likely or due |
| 38. | explored | asked to investigate possibilities |
| 39. | fished for | sought information indirectly |
| 40. | followed through | asked and pursued to completion |
| 41. | followed up | asked again for confirmation |
| 42. | grilled | questioned intensely |
| 43. | haggled | argued over terms or price |
| 44. | implored | begged desperately |
| 45. | importuned | pressed with persistent requests |
| 46. | inquired | asked for information |
| 47. | interceded | asked on another’s behalf |
| 48. | interpellated | questioned formally, often in debate |
| 49. | interrogated | questioned thoroughly |
| 50. | interviewed | questioned in a formal meeting |
| 51. | inveigled | persuaded by asking cleverly |
| 52. | invited | requested someone to attend |
| 53. | invoked | called upon for support |
| 54. | issued a query | submitted a question |
| 55. | looked to | turned to for help or answers |
| 56. | made inquiry | asked formally for information |
| 57. | mooted | raised for discussion or inquiry |
| 58. | moved | proposed formally in a meeting |
| 59. | nagged | asked repeatedly and annoyingly |
| 60. | negotiated | discussed to reach agreement |
| 61. | nominated | proposed someone for a role |
| 62. | objected | raised a contrary question or concern |
| 63. | ordered | commanded or directed |
| 64. | petitioned | formally requested in writing |
| 65. | pleaded | appealed urgently |
| 66. | pled | made an urgent appeal |
| 67. | polled | asked to gather opinions |
| 68. | posed | put forward a question |
| 69. | postulated | suggested as a basis to explore |
| 70. | pressed | urged insistently |
| 71. | probed | asked searching questions |
| 72. | proposed | put forward for consideration |
| 73. | propositioned | made an offer or request |
| 74. | pursued | continued asking to obtain |
| 75. | put to | addressed a question to |
| 76. | queried | asked or expressed doubt |
| 77. | questioned | asked for information or reasons |
| 78. | quizzed | questioned to test knowledge |
| 79. | raised | brought up for discussion |
| 80. | reached out | contacted to request something |
| 81. | requested | asked politely for something |
| 82. | required | needed or demanded |
| 83. | requisitioned | demanded officially |
| 84. | rummaged | searched by asking around |
| 85. | solicited | asked for or sought |
| 86. | sought | tried to obtain by asking |
| 87. | sounded out | asked to gauge opinions |
| 88. | specified | asked for details precisely |
| 89. | sponsored | supported by requesting backing |
| 90. | stipulated | required as a condition |
| 91. | submitted | presented a request formally |
| 92. | sued for | formally sought or petitioned |
| 93. | suggested | put forward for consideration |
| 94. | summoned | called to appear or come |
| 95. | supplicated | begged humbly |
| 96. | supplicated for | begged humbly for something |
| 97. | surveyed | asked many people questions |
| 98. | tabled | presented for discussion |
| 99. | tasked | assigned by requesting work |
| 100. | telephoned | called to ask something |