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Unit 13 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)

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abet

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frustrate ant for

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abet

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to affirm, declare confidently

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aver

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asseverate syn for

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aver

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noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable senes

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blatant

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to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to turn sideways to the wind and waves; to pierce (a keg or cask) in order to draw off liquid

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broach

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a spit for roasting, a tool for tapping casks

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broach

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to support, prop up, strengthen

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buttress

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a supporting structure

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buttress

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noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking)

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carousal

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

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collate

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cross-check syn for

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collate

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

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connoisseur

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savant, pundit syn for

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connoisseur

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ignoramus, philistine nat for

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connoisseur

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deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation

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disconsolate

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disconsolate pronunciation

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kan

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blithe ant for

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disconsolate

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to weigh down or burden (with difficulty, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block, hinder

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encumber

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to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to warm,

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foment

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frightful, horrible, ghastly

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grisly

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(capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercase h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense required unusual strength

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herculean

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onerous syn for

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herculean

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Lilliputian, bantam ant for

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herculean

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showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless

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impassive

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unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting back luck for the future

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inauspicious

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unquestionable, beyond dispute

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incontrovertible

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puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss

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nonplussed

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nonplussed part of speech

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adj, part

30
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suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time

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opportune

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felicitous syn for

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opportune

32
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abundantly productive; abundance, profuse

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prolific

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fecund syn for

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prolific

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

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rejoinder

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riposte syn for

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rejoinder

10th Grade English (14 decks)

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