Sadlier Level F Unit 13-15

multiple definitons for each word

abet

to encourage

abet

assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)

aver

to affirm

aver

declare confidently

blatant

noisy in a coarse, offensive way

blatant

obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense

broach

to bring up or begin to talk about 

broach

to announce, introduce

broach

to break the surface of the water; to pierce

broach

a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks

buttress

(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen

buttress

(n.) a supporting structure

carousal

(n.) Noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking)

collate

(v.) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.

collate

to arrange in order for some scientific purpose

connoisseur

an expert

connoisseur

one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts

disconsolate

(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected

disconsolate

without hope, beyond consolation

encumber

(v.) to weigh down or burden

encumber

to fill up, block up, hinder

foment

(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion

foment

to apply warm liquids to, warm

grisly

(adj.) frightful, horrible, ghastly

Herculean

(adj.) (capital H) relating to Hercules

herculean

(lowercare h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusal strength

impassive

(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion

impassive

inanimate; motionless

inauspicious

(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky

inauspicious

suggesting bad luck for the future

incontrovertible

(adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute

nonplussed

puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss

opportune

suitable or convenient for a particular purpose

opportune

occuring at an appropriate time

prolific

abundantly productive

prolific

abundant, profuse

rejoinder

a reply to a reply, especially from the defendent in a legal suit

surfeit

an excess or overindulgence as in eating or drinking

surfeit

causing disgust

carnage

 large-scale slaughter or loss of life

credulous

too ready to believe

credulous

easily deceived

criterion

a rule, test

criterion

a standard for judgment or evaluation

deplete

 to use up as a result of spending or consumption

deplete

to diminish greatly

expatiate

 to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail

expatiate

to move about freely

extraneous

coming from the outside, foreign

extraneous

present but not essential, irrelevant

inception

the beginning, start

inception

earliest stage of some process, institution

infirmity

a weakness or ailment

jejune

lacking in nutritive value

jejune

lacking in interest or substance

jejune

immature, juvenline

obdurate

stubborn, unyielding

potpourri

a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items

potpourri

a general mixture

precocious

showing unusually early development

sadistic

delighting in cruelty

sadistic

excessively cruel

sententious

self-righteous

sententious

given to use of maims or adages

sententious

saying much in few words, pithy

suplicate

to beg earnestly and humbly

amenable

willing to follow advice or authority

amenable

tractable, submissive; responsive

amenable

 liable to be held responsible

berate

to scold sharply

tortuous

winding, twisted, crooked

tortuous

highly involved, complex

tortuous

devious

turgid

 swollen, bloated

turgid

filled to excess

turgid

overdecorated or excessive in language

adamant

(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible

adamant

(n.) an extremely hard substance

brouhaha

a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub

brouhaha

an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified

bulwark

(n.) a strong defense or protection

(v) to provide such defense or protection

bulwark

choleric

easily made angry

choleric

bad-tempered

cloy

to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things

cloy

to glut, satiate, surfeit

curtail

to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected

curtail

to reduce

deference

courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person

deference

great respect marked by submission, as to a superior

definitive

conclusive, final

definitive

representing the limit of what can be done

demeanor

the way a person behaves

demeanor

overall impression made by manner, facial appearance, mien

enigmatic

puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable

enigmatic

not easily understood

impromptu

(adj. adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done

impromptu

(n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark

impromtu

a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation

mawkish

(adj.) excessively and objectionably showing to many feelings