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Ways of emphasizing that something is true or exact

actually

adverb

used for emphasizing what is really true or what really happened

certainly

adverb

used for emphasizing that something is definitely true or will definitely happen

clearly

adverb

used for showing that what you are saying is true and that most people will realize this

simply

adverb

used for emphasizing that what you are saying is nothing more than what you say it is

literally

adverb

used for showing that what you are saying is really true and is not just an impressive way of describing something

evidently

adverb

used for showing that a statement is based on known facts

honestly

adverb

used for emphasizing that what you are saying is true, especially when talking about yourself

surely

adverb

used for showing that you believe something is very likely

virtually

adverb

used for emphasizing that a statement is almost completely true

altogether

adverb

used for emphasizing that what you are saying is true in every way

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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