Unit 13 Vocab
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| blatant | noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense | flagrant, glaring, egregious, disagreeably loud | inconsequential, trifling, piddling, petty
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| broach | to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to turn sideways to the wind and waves; to pierce (a keg or cask) in order to draw off liquid; (n) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks |
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| buttress | to support, prop up, strengthen; (n) a supporting structure | bolster, reinforce, brace, shore up | undermine, weaken, impair
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| carousal | noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking) | binge, jamboree |
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| collate | to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some specific purpose | sort out, cross-check |
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| connoisseur | an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgement, especially in one of the fine arts | savant, pundit | ignoramus, philistine
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| disconsolate | deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation | grief-stricken, inconsolable | cheerful, blithe, buoyant, juanty
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| encumber | to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.) | overload, clog | unburden, unload, relieve
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| forment | to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm | instigate, incite, stir up | quell, quash, squelch, suppress
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| grisly | frightful, horrible, ghastly | gruesome, gory | pleasant, delightful, delightful
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| herculean | (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercase h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength | mighty, powerful, arduous, onerous | puny, Lilliputian, bantam
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| impassive | showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless | emotionless, stoical, insensible | emotional, passionate, excitable
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| inauspicious | unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future | unpropitious, unpromising, untimely | propitious, favorable
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| incontrovertible | unquestionable, beyond dispute | incontestable, indisputable, indubitable | debatable, dubious, open to question
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| nonplussed | puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss | perplexed, stumped, flabbergasted | poised, confident, assured
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| prolific | abundantly productive; abundant, profuse | fruitful, fecund, proliferous | barren, unproductive, sterile, sparse
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| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time |
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| rejoinder | a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit | reply, response, riposte, retort |
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| abet | to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy) | hamper, hinder, impede, frustrate
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| aver | to affirm, declare confidently | assert, asseverate, avouch | deny, repudiate, disclaim
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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