8
asseverate(verb, support, state, hold, maintain)
8
concede(verb, state, give, accept, allow)
8
contend(verb, support, state, hold, press)
8
purport(verb, mean, agree, allow, declare)
8
say(verb, state, hold, press, maintain)
7
feign(verb, agree, allow, declare, fake)
7
hold(verb, state, take, maintain, declare)
7
peacock(verb, act, fake, affect, pretend)
7
predicate(verb, support, state, press, maintain)
6
attest(verb, state, hold, press, maintain)
6
fake(verb, adjective, agree, allow, declare)
6
submit(verb, affirm)
6
testify(verb, support, state, charge, maintain)
5
assume(verb, give, accept, allow, fake)
5
grant(verb, state, accept, allow, declare)
5
insist(verb, state, hold, take, press)
5
own(verb, state, give, accept, agree)
5
simulate(verb, fake, assume, fool, affect)
5
swear(verb, state, hold, press, maintain)
5
vouch(verb, state, give, maintain, agree)
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