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3 letters

TRY
Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

4 letters

TEST
Achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"

RISE
Rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

SHOW
Pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"

SHEW
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

5 letters

RAISE
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

ESSAY
A tentative attempt

6 letters

LEAVEN
Cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"

TRYOUT
A test of the suitability of a performer

TURNUP
Find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"

VERIFY
Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

EVINCE
Give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

7 letters

EXHIBIT
Something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"

TURNOUT
Result or end; "How will the game turn out?"

TESTIFY
Give testimony in a court of law

EXAMINE
Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

IRKSOME
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

8 letters

EVIDENCE
An indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"

CONVINCE
Make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

VALIDATE
Make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket"

9 letters

ELUCIDATE
Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

ESTABLISH
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

10 letters

INVALIDATE
Make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"

11 letters

BEARWITNESS
Give testimony in a court of law

DEMONSTRATE
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

12 letters

SUBSTANTIATE
Solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"