list 8 - strong verbs

• allude


  To make indirect reference to something
• assert


  To state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively; to compel or demand acceptance or recognition of (something, such as one's authority)
• attest


  To affirm to be true or genuine, to be proof of; to show, prove or state that something is true (usually use with "to")
• connote


  To convey or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning
• counter 


  To oppose, offset, nullify; to assert in answer; to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps
• degrade


  To lower in grade, rank, or status; to lower to an inferior or less effective level; to scale down in desirability or salability; to drag down in moral or intellectual character. To impair in respect to some physical property. To wear down by erosion
• delineate


  To trace out by lines, trace the outline of, as on a chart or map. To portray in words; to describe
• denote


  To be a mark or sign of; indicate. To be a name or designation for; mean. To represent by a symbol; stand as a symbol for
• disclose


  To reveal or uncover. To cause to appear; allow to be seen; lay open to view
• dispel 


  To drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate. To cause to vanish
• elucidate


  To make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain
• evince


  To show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove
• exemplify


  To show or illustrate by example. To provide or serve as an example of
• expound


  To set forth or state in detail. To explain with careful and often elaborate detail
• manifest


  To make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly. To prove. Easily perceived by the senses; easily understood; obvious; apparent
• pacify


  To soothe; to appease; to restore to a tranquil state
• repudiate


  To refuse to accept or acknowledge. To reject as untrue or unjust
• substantiate


  To establish by proof or evidence. To verify. To strengthen
• undermine


  To injure, destroy, or weaken by indirect, secret, or underhand means. To sabotage or thwart. To dig or tunnel beneath. To weaken or cause to collapse by removing underlying support
• underscore


  To underline; to emphasize, stress