Unit 13

Allyson A. (United States of America)
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  1. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  2. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  3. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  4. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  5. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  6. carousal
    revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
  7. collate
    assemble in proper sequence
  8. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  9. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  10. encumber
    hold back, impede, or weigh down
  11. foment
    try to stir up
  12. grisly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  13. herculean
    extremely difficult; requiring great strength
  14. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  15. inanimate
    not endowed with life
  16. inauspicious
    boding ill
  17. incontrovertible
    impossible to deny or disprove
  18. magniloquent
    lofty in style
  19. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  20. opportune
    suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
  21. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  22. prolific
    intellectually productive
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