Movement (Verbs): Up
§ Rose
§ Went up
§ Increased
§ Grew
§ Shot up
§ Surged
§
Rocketed
Movement (Verbs): Down
§ Fell
§ Declined
§ Dropped
§ Decreased
§ Sank
§ Went
down
§ Plunged
§ Sluggish
Adverbs and intensifiers
§ slightly
§ a
little
§ a lot
§ sharply
§ suddenly
§ steeply
§ gradually
§ gently
§ steadily
No Movement: (Verbs with
Adjectives, Verbs)
§ remained
steady
§ were
unchanged
§ did not
change
§ remained
constant
§ remained
stable
§ stabilized
§ stead-fast
§ stagnant
Tops and Bottoms
§ reached
a peak
§ peaked
§ reached
their highest level
§ fell to
a low
§ sank to
a trough
§ reached
a bottom
