UNIT #5 FLASHCARDS

Question 1

abet

Answer 1

(verb) encourage or assist someone to do something wrong, to assist someone to do a crime

Question 2

aver

Answer 2

1. (verb) state or assert to be the case

2. (verb) allege as a fact in support of a plea

Question 3

blatant

Answer 3

(adjective) a bad behavior done openly and unshamedely

Question 4

broach

Answer 4

1. (verb) raise a sensitive subject for discussion
2. (verb) pierce a cask to draw liquor
3. (verb) a see mammal rising through the water breaking the surface

Question 5

buttress

Answer 5

1. (noun) a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall.
2. (noun) a source of defense or support.
3. (verb) provide a building with projecting supports against its walls
4. (verb) increase the strength of or justification for

Question 6

carousal

Answer 6

(noun) merry-go-round

Question 7

collate

Answer 7

1. (verb) collect and combine text or figures in proper order
2. (verb) appoint a member of the clergy to a benefice.

Question 8

connoisseur

Answer 8

(noun) an expert judge in matters of taste

Question 9

disconsolate

Answer 9

1. (adjective) without consolation or comfort, unhappy

2. (adjective) (of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of effort; cheerless.

Question 10

encumber

Answer 10

1. (verb) restrict or burden someone or something in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
2. (verb) to saddle a person or estate with debt or mortgage.
3. (verb) fill or block up a place.

Question 11

foment

Answer 11

1. (verb) instigate or stir up and undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action,
2. (verb) bathe a part of the body with warm or medicated lotions.

Question 12

grisly

Answer 12

(adjective) causing horror or disgust

Question 13

herculean

Answer 13

1. (adjective) requiring great strength or effort.

2. (adjective) muscular and strong

Question 14

impassive

Answer 14

(adjective) not feeling or showing emotion.

Question 15

inauspicious

Answer 15

(adjective) not conductive to success; unpromising; unlucky

Question 16

incontrovertible

Answer 16

(adjective) not able to be denied or disputed

Question 17

nonplussed

Answer 17

1. (adjective) a person surprised and confused so much that they are not sure how to react.
2. (adjective) not disconcerted; unperturbed

Question 18

opportune

Answer 18

1. (adjective) a well-chosen or particularly favorable or appropriate time.
2. (adjective) done or occurring at a favorable or useful time

Question 19

prolific

Answer 19

1. (adjective) (of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring
2. (adjective) present in large number or quantities; plentiful

Question 20

rejoinder

Answer 20

1. (noun) a reply, especially a sharp or witty one.

2. (noun) a defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s reply or replication.