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Unit 13 - Vocabulary Workshop
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English
11th Grade
04/12/2009

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abet
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(v) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)
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abet
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ant: hamper, hinder, impede, frustrate
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aver
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(v) to affirm, declare confidently
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aver
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syn: assert, asseverate, avouch
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aver
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ant: deny, disavow, repudiate, disclaim
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blatant
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(adj) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense
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blatant
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syn: flagrant, glaring, egregious, disagreeably loud
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blatant
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ant: inconsequential, trifling, piddling, petty
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broach
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(v) to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to turn sideways to the wind and waves; to pierce (a keg or cask) in order to draw off liquid; (n) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks
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buttress
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(v) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n) a supporting structure
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buttress
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syn: (v) bolster, reinforce, brace, shore up
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buttress
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ant: (v) undermine, weaken, impair
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carousal
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(n) noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking)
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carousal
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syn: drinking bout, drunken revel, binge
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collate
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(v) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some specific purpose
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collate
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syn: sort out, cross-check, rearrange
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connoisseur
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(n) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical
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connoisseur
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syn: authority, savant, pundit
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connoisseur
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ant: ignoramus, philistine, yahoo
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disconsolate
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(adj) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation
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disconsolate
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syn: grief-stricken, inconsolable, comfortless
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disconsolate
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ant: cheerful, blithe, buoyant, jaunty
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encumber
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(v) to weigh down or burden ( with difficulties, cares debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder
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encumber
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syn: overload, saddle, hamper, clog
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encumber
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ant: unburden, unload, relieve
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foment
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(v) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm
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foment
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syn: instigate, incite, stir up
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foment
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ant: quell, quash, squelch, suppress
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grisly
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(adj) frightful, horrible, ghastly
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grisly
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syn: gruesome, gory, hideous
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grisly
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ant: pleasant, delightful, attractive
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herculean
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(adj) (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercase h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength
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herculean
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syn: mighty, powerful, arduous, onerous, colossal
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herculean
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ant: puny, Lilliputian, bantam
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impassive
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(adj) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless
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impassive
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syn: emotionless, stoical, unemotional, insensible
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impassive
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ant: emotional, passionate, excitable
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inauspicious
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(adj) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future
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inauspicious
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syn: unpropitious, unpromising, untimely
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inauspicious
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ant: propitious, favorable
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incontrovertible
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(adj) unquestionable, beyond dispute
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incontrovertible
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syn: incontestable, indisputable, indubitable
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incontrovertible
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ant: debatable, dubious, open to question
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nonplussed
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(adj, part.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss
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nonplussed
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syn: perplexed, baffled, stumped, flabbergasted
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nonplussed
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ant: poised, confident, assured
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opportune
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(adj) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time
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opportune
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syn: timely, appropriate, felicitous
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opportune
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ant: untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate
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prolific
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(adj) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse
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prolific
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syn: fruitful, fecund, proliferous
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prolific
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ant: barren, unproductive, sterile, sparse
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rejoinder
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(n) a reply to a reply, especially from a defendant in a legal suit
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rejoinder
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syn: answer, reply, response, riposte, retort
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