Vocabulary Flashcards

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abet

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to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)

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aver

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to affirm, declare confidently

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blatant

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

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broach

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to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce

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buttress

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to support, prop up, strengthen

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carousal

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

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collate

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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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connoisseur

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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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disconsolate

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deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation

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encumber

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