Find the precise words foryour everyday work conversations.

To unpack something is to break a complex idea, decision, or set of implications into its component parts so people can examine them one at a time — more than…

Verify most often means find out whether something is correct or true by checking it against evidence: a claim, a figure, an identity, a signature, an image.

To state something — terms, expectations, a plan — in complete, explicit detail so nothing is left to interpretation; also used literally to mean stating…

Use clarify to make information, meaning, expectations, or a position clearer and easier to understand, often by adding detail or removing ambiguity.

Granular describes fine detail or resolution in data, a plan, a discussion, or a setting.

To turn something unclear, mental, or scattered into an organized, visible version other people can review or act on — either a sequence of future steps, or…

To present a plan, set of options, or reasoning clearly and in order, so the audience can follow it and act on it.

"Hand over" means to give something you're holding or responsible for -- an object, control, responsibility, or authority -- directly to a specific other…

Contact someone again, find out more, or take a next action connected with an earlier exchange.

To bring a previously hidden, unnoticed, or unspoken issue into view (with an object), or for something hidden to become visible on its own (without an object).

Use discrepancy for a noteworthy difference, disagreement, or inconsistency between figures, records, claims, accounts, or conditions being compared; it often…

Resolve the remaining manageable details, problems, or differences in something already broadly workable so it can proceed smoothly.

Substantiate means verify or support a claim by supplying evidence.

Account for something means explain it by identifying a relevant cause or circumstance; it can also mean form a stated share of a total.

Candid means choosing to share a real opinion, assessment, or piece of information openly, rather than hedging it, softening it into euphemism, or leaving it…

Something is already granted, agreed, produced, or in effect right now, but it still needs one more specific, defined step before it becomes final.

A caveat is a specific limitation that either qualifies an otherwise confident statement or independently flags how far a claim, plan, dataset, or analysis can…

To give the approval required for work to proceed or be treated as complete.

To direct someone's attention to a fact, feature, problem, or a visible person/thing, without itself implying criticism, correction, or importance.

Salient describes the point(s) that stand out and deserve attention from within a larger set of facts, risks, or ideas — it's not a fancier word for…

Elicit means to draw forth or obtain information, a response, or a reaction; purpose and attempt forms do not guarantee a result.

To guide someone through something step by step, in order, so they can follow it — and often act on or reproduce it themselves — rather than just telling them…

To conflate two things is to treat two distinct things (ideas, issues, measures, terms, people) as if they were one thing or the same thing, without keeping…