Unit 13 Flashcards
1
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Aver
A
To affirm, declare confidently
2
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Blatant
A
Noisy in a coarse, offensive way;obvious
3
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Broach
A
To bring up or begin to talk about
4
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Buttress
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To support or prop up
5
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Carousal
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Noisy or drunken feast or social gathering
6
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Collate
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To compare critically in order to note differences
7
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Connoisseur
A
An expert
8
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Disconsolate
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Deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope beyond consolation
9
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Encumber
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To weigh down or burden
10
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Foment
A
To promote trouble or rebellion
11
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Grisly
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Frightful, horrible, ghastly
12
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Herculean
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Characterized by great strength
13
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Impassive
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Showing no feeling or emotion
14
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Inauspicious
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Unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future
15
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Incontrovertible
A
Unquestionable, beyond dispute
