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unit 13 vocab
Question | Answer |
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Abet | to support or encourage a wrongdoing |
Aver | to declare or affirm with confidence |
Blatant | noisily or offensively loud or clamourous; intentionally obvious |
Broach | to mention or bring up for the first time |
Buttress | any prop or support meant to support or make stronger |
Carousal | a noisy and usually drunken feast or merrymaking |
Collate | to arrange in a sequence; to compare in order to agree or disagree |
Connoisseur | an expert who is qualified for critically judging matters of the fine arts or taste |
Disconsolate | hopelessly sad and beyond being cheered up |
Encumber | to burden or weigh down; to block or hinder |
Foment | to stir up trouble or instigate rebellion |
Grisly | causing horror, fear, fright |
Herculean | requiring great strength, like Hercules |
Impassive | without emotion or feeling |
Inauspicious | not favorable or lucky |
Incontrovertible | impossible to dispute or question |
Magniloquent | speaking in lofty and grandiose speech |
Nonplussed | in a state of perplexity, confusion, or bewilderment |
Opportune | happening at an appropriate time; suitable for a particular purpose |
Predilection | a partiality or liking of something; a preference |
Prolific | producing abundant offspring or fruit or works |
Rejoinder | an answer to a reply; a response |