Unit 13

Question 1

Aver

Answer 1

To affirm, declare confidently

Question 2

Blatant

Answer 2

Noisy in a coarse, offensive way;obvious

Question 3

Broach

Answer 3

To bring up or begin to talk about

Question 4

Buttress

Answer 4

To support or prop up

Question 5

Carousal

Answer 5

Noisy or drunken feast or social gathering

Question 6

Collate

Answer 6

To compare critically in order to note differences

Question 7

Connoisseur

Answer 7

An expert

Question 8

Disconsolate

Answer 8

Deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope beyond consolation

Question 9

Encumber

Answer 9

To weigh down or burden

Question 10

Foment

Answer 10

To promote trouble or rebellion

Question 11

Grisly

Answer 11

Frightful, horrible, ghastly

Question 12

Herculean

Answer 12

Characterized by great strength

Question 13

Impassive

Answer 13

Showing no feeling or emotion

Question 14

Inauspicious

Answer 14

Unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future

Question 15

Incontrovertible

Answer 15

Unquestionable, beyond dispute

Question 16

Nonplussed

Answer 16

Puzzled, not knowing what to do

Question 17

Opportune

Answer 17

Suitable or convenient for a particular purpose

Question 18

Prolific

Answer 18

Abundantly productive

Question 19

Rejoinder

Answer 19

A reply to a reply, especially from a defender in a legal suit

Question 20

Abet

Answer 20

To encourage, assist, aid, support