Vocab 5

Question 1

abet

Answer 1

v. encourage or assist to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense

Question 2

aver

Answer 2

v. state or assert to be the case

Question 3

blatant

Answer 3

adj. done openly and unashamedly: completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious

Question 4

broach

Answer 4

v. 1. raise a sensitive or difficult subject for discussion 2. pierce a cask to draw liquor 3. rise through the water and break the surface

Question 5

buttress

Answer 5

n. 1. a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall 2. a source of defense or support
v. 1. provide a building or structure with projecting supports built against its walls 2. increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce

Question 6

carousal

Answer 6

n. 1. a merry-go-round 2. a rotating machine or device, in particular a conveyor system at an airport from which arriving passengers collect their luggage 3. a tournament in which groups of knights took part in chariot races and other demonstrations of equestrian skills

Question 7

collate

Answer 7

v. collect and combine (texts, information, or sets of figures) in proper order. compare and analyze 2. appoint a member of the clergy to a benefice

Question 8

connoisseur

Answer 8

n. an expert judge in matters of taste

Question 9

disconsolate

Answer 9

adj. without consolation or comfort , unhappy; causing or showing a complete lack of comfort, cheerless

Question 10

encumber

Answer 10

v. restrict or burden in such a way that free action or movement is difficult 2. saddle with a debt or mortgage 3. fill or block up

Question 11

foment

Answer 11

v. 1. instigate or stir up an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action 2. bathe with warm or medicated lotions

Question 12

grisly

Answer 12

adj. causing horror or disgust

Question 13

herculean

Answer 13

adj. requiring great strength or effort - muscular and strong

Question 14

impassive

Answer 14

adj. not feeling or showing emotion

Question 15

inauspicious

Answer 15

adj. not conducive to success; unpromising unlucky

Question 16

incontrovertible

Answer 16

adj. not able to be denied or disputed

Question 17

nonplussed

Answer 17

v. surprise and confuse someone so much that they are unsure how to react
n. a state of being very surprised and confused

Question 18

opportune

Answer 18

adj. 1. well-chosen or particularly favorable or appropriate 2. done or occurring at a favorable or useful time

Question 19

prolific

Answer 19

adj. 1. producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring (an artist- producing many works, sports player - high scoring) 2. present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful

Question 20

rejoinder

Answer 20

n. a reply, especially a sharp or witty one

- a defendants’s answer to the plaintiff’s reply or replication