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Vocab unit 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |