Appendix A: High-Impact Verbs to Inspire Your Writing

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The emphasized verbs below may lend themselves to describing negative performance issues. Please review them whenever you have to address problematic performance in an appraisal.

A

Accepts

Acclimates

Accomplishes

Accounts (for)

Achieves

Acts (upon)

Adapts

Addresses

Adheres (to)

Adjusts

Administers

Adopts

Advances

Advises

Advocates

Aids

Aligns

Allocates

Allows

Amplifies

Analyzes

Anticipates

Applies

Appoints

Appraises

Appreciates

Approaches

Assembles

Assigns

Assumes (responsibility for)

Assures

Attends

Audits

Augments

Automates

Avoids

B

Balances

Broadens

Budgets

Builds

C

Capitalizes (on)

Captures ...

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