Vocab 13 Flashcards
Aver
To declare or affirm with confidence
Blatant
Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous; Intentionally obvious
Broach
To mention or bring up for the first time
Buttress
Any prop or support meant to support or make stronger; (v.) To support or make stronger
Carousal
A noisy and usually drunken feast or merrymaking
Collate
To arrange in sequence; To compare in order to agree or disagree
Connoisseur
An expert who is qualified for critically judging matters of the fine arts or taste
Disconsolate
Hopelessly sad and beyond being cheered up
Encumber
To burden or weigh down; To block or hinder
Foment
To stir up trouble or instigate rebellion
Grisly
Causing horror, fear, fright
Herculean
Requiring great strength, like that of Hercules
Impassive
Without emotion or feeling
Inauspicious
Not favorable or lucky
Incontrovertible
Impossible to dispute or question