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unit 13 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |