| A | B |
|---|
| abet | to encourage, assist, aide, support |
| aver | to affirm, declare confidently |
| blatant | noisy in a coarse, offensive way |
| broach | to bring up or begin to talk about, to announce, introduce, to break the surgface of the water |
| buttress | to support, prop up, strengthen |
| carousal | nooisy revelry or merrymaking |
| collate | to comparecritically in order to note differences, similartities |
| connoisseur | an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts |
| disconsolate | deeply nhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation |
| encumber | to weigh down or burden, hinder |
| foment | to promote trouble or rebellion, to apply warm liquids to, warm |
| grisly | frightful, horrible, ghastly |
| herculean | relating to Hercules, great strength |
| impassive | showing no feeling or emotion |
| inauspicious | unfavorable, unlucky |
| incontrovertible | unquestionable, beyond dispute |
| nonplussed | puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular purpose |
| prolific | abundantly productive |
| rejoinder | a reply to a reply, especially from the defendent in a legal suit |
