ap lang vocab units 13, 14, 15

a-BET

(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (esp in something wrong or unworthy)

antonyms: hamper, hinder, impede, frustrate

a-VER

(v.) to affirm, declare confidently

synonyms: assert, asseverate, avouch

antonyms: deny, repudiate, disclaim

BLA-tant

(adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, esp in an unfavorable sense

synonyms: flagrant, glaring, egregious, disagreeable loud

antonyms: inconsequential, trifling, piddling, petty

broach

(v.) to bring up or being to talk abt (a subj); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to turn sideways to the wide and waves; to pierce (a keg or cask) in order to draw liquid OR (n.) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks

BU-ttress

(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen OR (n.) a supporting structure

synonyms: (v.) bolster, reinforce, brace, shore up

antonyms: (v.) undermine weaken, impair

ca-ROU-sal

(n.) noisy revelry or merrymaking

synonyms: binge, jamboree

CO-llate

(v.) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some specific purpose

synonyms: sort out, cross-check

conn-oi-SSEUR

(n.) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgements; esp n one of the fine arts

synonyms; savant, pundit

antonyms: ignoramus, philistine

dis-CON-so-late

(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolidation

synonyms: grief-stricken, incsolale

antonyms: cheerful, blithe, buoyant, jaunty

en-CUM-ber

(v.) to weigh down or burden (w/h difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder

synonyms: overload, clog

antonyms: unburden, unload, relieve

fo-MENT

(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm

synonyms: instigate, incite, stir up

antonyms: quell, quash, squelch, suppress

GRIS-ly

(adj.) frightful, horrible, ghastly

synonyms: gruesome, gory

antonyms: pleasant, delightful

her-cu-LE-an

(adj.) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength

synonyms: mighty, powerful, arudious, onerous

antonyms: puny, lilliputian, bantam

im-PASS-ive

(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless

synonyms: emotionless, stoical, insensible

antonyms: emotional, passionate, excitable

in-au-SPIC-ious

(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future

synonyms: incontestable, indisputable, indubitable

antonyms: debatable, dubious, open to question

in-con-tro-VER-tible

(adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute

synonyms: incontestable, indisputable, indubitable

antonyms: debatable, dubious, open to question

non-PLUSSED

(adj.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss

synonyms: perplexed, stumped, flabbergasted

antonyms: poised, confident, assured

opp-or-TUNE

(adj.) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occuring at an appropriate time

synonyms: timely, appropriate, felicitous

antonyms: untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate

pro-LIF-ic

(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

synonyms: fruitful, fecund, proliferous

antonyms: barren, unproductive, sterile, sparse

re-JOIN-der

(n.) a reply to a reply, esp from the defendant in a legal suit

synonyms: reply, response, riposte, retort

a-ME-ne-able

(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; epsonsive; laibel to be held responsible

synonyms: agreeable, complaint, docile

antonyms: unresponsive, resistant, recalcitrant

be-RATE

(v.) to scold sharply

synonyms: chide, rebuke, reprove, reprimand

antonyms: praise, compliment, pat on the back

CAR-nage

(n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life

synonyms: butchery, bloodbath, massacre

CRED-u-lous

(adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived

synonyms: gullible, trusting

antonyms: dubious, skeptical

cri-TER-i-on

(n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgement or evaluation

synonyms: yardstick, touchstone, gauge, canon

de-PLETE

(v.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly

synonyms: exhaust, empty, drain, bankrupt

antonyms: replenish, refill, restock, resupply

ex-PA-ti-ate

(v.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely

ex-TRA-ne-ous

(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign present but not essential, irrelevant

synonyms: incidental, extrinsic, adventitious

antonyms: intrinsic, relevant, pertinent, germane

in-CEP-tion

(n.) the beginning, start, earlier stage of some process, institution, etc.

synonyms: commencement, inauguration, outset

antonyms: completion, conclusion, termination

in-FIRM-i-ty

(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)

synonyms: affliction, malady, defect

je-JUNE

(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile

synonyms: puerile, childish

antonyms: stimulating, mature

OB-du-rate

(adj.) stubborn, unyielding

synonyms: obstinate, adamant

antonyms: tractable, flexible

pot-pour-RRI

(n.) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent

synonyms: hodgepodge, farrago, medley

antonyms: homogenous or uniform group

pre-CO-cious

(adj.) showing unusually early development (esp in talents and mental capacity)

synonyms: gifted, advanced

antonyms: backward, slow

sa-DIS-tic

(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively curle

synonyms: brutal, vicious, inhuman, fiendish, masochistic

antonyms: clement, humane, merciful

sen-TEN-tious

(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy

synonyms: aphoristic, epigrammatic, moralistic

antonyms: discursive, diffuse, episodic

SUPP-li-cate

(v.) to beg earnestly and humbly

synonyms: plead, petition, implore

SUR-feit

(n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust OR (v.) to feed or supply with anything to excess

synonyms: glut, satitate

antonyms: dearth, paucity

TOR-tu-ous

(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

synonyms: circuitous, serpentine, labyrinthine

antonyms: direct, straight, straightforward

TUR-gid

(adj.) swollen, bloated, filed to excess; overdecorated or excessive language

synonyms: inflated, pompous, bombastic

antonyms: understated, unadorned, austere