AP Language Vocabulary 13 Flashcards
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13326783853 | abet | to encourage, assist, aid, support | 0 | |
13326783854 | aver | to affirm, declare confidently | 1 | |
13326783855 | blatant | noisy in a course, offensive way; obvious | 2 | |
13326783856 | broach | to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject) | 3 | |
13326783857 | buttress | to support, prop up, strengthen | 4 | |
13326783858 | carousal | noisy revelry or merrymaking | 5 | |
13326783859 | collate | to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities | 6 | |
13326783860 | connoisseur | an expert | 7 | |
13326783861 | disconsolate | deeply unhappy or dejected | 8 | |
13326783862 | encumber | to weigh down or burden | 9 | |
13326783863 | foment | to promote trouble or rebellion | 10 | |
13326783864 | grisly | frightful, horrible, ghastly | 11 | |
13326783865 | herculean | relating to Hercules (capital H); characterized by great strength | 12 | |
13326783866 | impassive | showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless | 13 | |
13326783867 | inauspicious | unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future | 14 | |
13326783868 | incontrovertible | unquestionable, beyond dispute | 15 | |
13326783869 | nonplussed | puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss | 16 | |
13326783870 | opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time | 17 | |
13326783871 | prolific | abundantly productive; abundant, profuse | 18 | |
13326783872 | rejoinder | a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit | 19 |