Unit 13 and 14 Level F

abet

(v.) to encourage, aid, assist, support

aver

(v.) to affirm, declare confidently

blatant

(adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way

broach

(v.) to bring up or begin talking about, to announce
(n.) a tool to tap a barrel

buttress

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

carousal

(n.) nosiy merrymaking associated with drinking

collate

(v.) to compare in order or arrange in order

connoisseur

(n.) an expert

disconsolate

(adj.) unhappy or dejected, no hope

encumber

(v.) to weigh down or burden

foment

(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion

grisly

(adj.) frightful, horrible, ghastly

herculean

(adj.) referring to Hercules or characterized by great strength

impassive

(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion

inauspicious

(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky

incontrovertible

(adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute

nonplussed

(adj. and part.) puzzled

opportune

(adj.) suitable or convenient for a specific purpose, occurring at the right time

prolific

(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant

rejoinder

(n.) a reply to a reply

amenable

(adj.) willing to follow authority, tractable, submissive

berate

(v.) to scold sharply

carnage

(n.) a large scale massacre or loss of life

credulous

(adj.) too ready to believe, easily decieved

criterion

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

deplete

(v.) to use up as a result of suspension or consumption

expatiate

(v.) to expand on

extraneous

(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign, irrelevant

inception

(n.) at the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process

infirmity

(n.) a weakness or ailment

jejune

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

obdurate

(adj.) stubborn, unyielding

potpourri

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

precocious

(adj.) showing unusual early development

sadistic

(adj.) delighting in cruelty, especially cruel

sententious

(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing, saying much in few words

supplicate

(v.) to beg earnestly and humbly

surfeit

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

tortuous

(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked, complex

turgid

(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess