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Power Verbs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Definition: Arouse or inflame
a)
evoke
b)
refute
c)
assert
d)
ignite
2.
cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue
a)
elucidate
b)
clarify
c)
maintain
d)
connote
3.
To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
a)
connote
b)
clarify
c)
delineate
d)
assert
4.
To place or deal with close together for contrasting effect
a)
allude
b)
maintain
c)
evoke
d)
juxtapose
5.
To make (something) clear; explain
a)
elucidate
b)
maintain
c)
depict
d)
dispel
6.
To portray in words; describe.
a)
depict
b)
evoke
c)
clarify
d)
dispel
7.
To mention without discussing at length
a)
depict
b)
allude
c)
connote
d)
clarify
8.
To call (an image) to mind
a)
delineate
b)
clarify
c)
elicit
d)
conjure
9.
To evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
a)
evoke
b)
elucidate
c)
elicit
d)
refute
10.
To make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear
a)
dispel
b)
delineate
c)
clarify
d)
elucidate
11.
Definition: (of a word) imply or suggest (an idea or feeling) in addition to the literal or primary meaning
a)
conjure
b)
dispel
c)
clarify
d)
connote
12.
describe or portray (something) precisely.
a)
juxtapose
b)
delineates
c)
conjure
d)
dispel
13.
prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove
a)
maintain
b)
refute
c)
connote
d)
elicit
14.
bring or recall to the conscious mind.
a)
assert
b)
elucidate
c)
evoke
d)
allude
15.
make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible
a)
clarify
b)
depict
c)
ignite
d)
maintain