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vocab 13

TermDefinition
Abet To support or encourage a wrongdoing
Aver To declare or affirm with confidence
Blatant Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous; 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 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 that of 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
Created by: Sabres15
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