Level F, Unit 13 (copy)

foment

(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm
*SYNONYMS:* instigate, incite, stir up
*ANTONYMS:* quell, quash, squelch, suppress

grisly

(adj.) frightful, horrible, ghastly
*SYNONYMS:* gruesome, gory, hideous
*ANTONYMS:* pleasant, delightful, attractive

herculean

(adj.) (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercase h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength
*SYNONYMS:* mighty, powerful, arduous, onerous
*ANTONYMS:* puny, Lilliputian, bantam

impassive

(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless
*SYNONYMS:* emotionless, stoical, unemotional, insensible
*ANTONYMS:* emotional, passionate, excitable

inauspicious

(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future
*SYNONYMS:* unpropitious, unpromising, untimely
*ANTONYMS:* propitious, favorable

incontrovertible

(adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute
*SYNONYMS:* incontestable, indisputable, indubitable
*ANTONYMS:* debatable, dubious, open to question

nonplussed

(adj.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss
*SYNONYMS:* perplexed, baffled, stumped, flabbergasted
*ANTONYMS:* poised, confident, assured

opportune

(adj.) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time
*SYNONYMS:* timely, appropriate, felicitous
*ANTONYMS:* untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate

prolific

(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse
*SYNONYMS:* fruitful, fecund, proliferous
*ANTONYMS:* barren, unproductive, sterile, sparse

rejoinder

(n.) a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit
*SYNONYMS:* answer, reply, response, riposte, retort