13 Flashcards
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Abet
(v.) to encourage, assist, aid (especially in something wrong or unworthy)
Aver
(v.) to affirm, declare confidentiality
Blatant
(adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense
Broach
(v.) to bring up or begin to talk about;
to announce, introduce;
to break the surface of the water;
to turn sideways to the wind and waves;
to pierce in order to draw off liquid;
(n.) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks
Buttress
(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen;
(n.) a supporting structure
Carousal
(n.) noisy revelry or merrymaking
Collate
(v.) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc;
to arrange in order for some specific purpose
Connoisseur
(n.) an expert;
one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially one in fine arts
Disconsolate
(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected;
without hope, beyond consolation
Encumber
(v.) to weight down or burden;
to fill up, block up, hinder
Foment
(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm
Grisly
(adj.) frightful, horrible, ghastly
Herculean
(adj.) relating to Hercules, characterized by great strength;
very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength
Impassive
(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion;
intimate;
motionless
Inauspicious
(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future
Incontrovertible
(adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute
Nonplussed
(adj.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss
Opportune
(adj.) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose;
occurring at an appropriate time
Prolific
(adj.) abundantly productive;
abundant, profuse
Rejoinder
(n.) a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit
