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Vocab 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy) | Abet |
| to affirm, declare confidently | Aver |
| Noisy in a course, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous especially in an unfavorable sense | Blatant |
| (V) to bring up or begin to talk about; to announce, introduce; to break the surface of hte water; to turn sideways to the wind and waves; to pierce in order to draw off liquid (n) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks | Broach |
| (v) to support, prop up, strengthen (n) a supporting structure | Buttress |
| noisy revelry or merrymaking | Carousal |
| to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some specific purpose | Collate |
| an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts | Connoisseur |
| deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation | Disconsolate |
| To weigh down or burden; to fill up, block up, hinder | Encumber |
| to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm | Foment |
| Frightful, horrible, ghastly | Grisly |
| relating to Hercules; characterized by great stength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength | Herculean |
| showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless | Impassive |
| Unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future | Inauspicious |
| unquestionable, beyond dispute | Incontrovertible |
| Puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss | Nonplussed |
| Suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occuring at an appropriate time | Opportune |
| Abundantly productive; abundant, profuse | Prolific |
| A reply to a reply, especially from the defendent in a legal suit | Rejoinder |