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Vocab unit 13
Question | Answer |
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abet | encourage, support (in something wrong) |
aver | affirm, declare confidently |
blatant | offensively noisy; obvious |
broach | to bring up; a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks |
buttress | reinforce |
carousal | noisy merrymaking |
collate | compare critically to note differences |
connoisseur | expert |
disconsolate | deeply unhappy |
encumber | weight down |
foment | promote trouble; warm |
grisly | frightful, horrible |
herculean | hercules; needing strength |
impassive | emotionless |
inauspicious | unlucky |
incontrovertible | unquestionable |
nonplussed | puzzled |
opportune | appropriate |
prolific | abundant |
rejoinder | reply |