LEVEL F VOCABULARY

Mr. SwindellsENGLISH 10.6

UNIT 13

(v) To encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something

wrong or unworthy)

The driver of the getaway car was found guilty of

aiding and abettingthe bank-robber.

ABET

(v) to affirm, declare confidentially

VER in the word comes from the word veracity

which means truthfulness, so it also means to

state a truth or fact. Think “verify” or “Veritas.”

AVER

(adj) noisy in an offensive way; obvious or conspicuous

BLATANT

(v) To bring up or begin to talk about a subject

It was time to BROACHthe subject of theROACHes in the

kitchen…

BROACH

(v) To support, prop, strengthen(n) A supporting structure

BUTTRESS

The flying buttresses pictured here help

support (or buttress)the walls of the

building.

(n) Noisy revelry or merrymaking

CAROUSAL

Can you imagine a carousal

on a carousel?

(v) To compare critically; to arrange for some purpose

COLLATE

Ever use a copy machine in your life…?

Yeah, you know collate.

(n) An expert; One who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine

arts

CONNOISSEUR

A true connoisseur of dinosaur paintings would be qualified to assess the value of the painting.

• (adj.) Deeply unhappy or dejected; Without hope, beyond consolation.

• A good friend would try to console a disconsolate, or unhappy peer.

DISCONSOLATE

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

• Someone who is as cool as a cucumber would not be encumbered, or weighed down, by life’s difficulties!

ENCUMBER

• (v) To promote trouble or rebellion; To apply warm liquids to, warm

FOMENT

• (adj.) Frightful, horrible, ghastly

Grizzly Man- a documentary about a man who travels to Kodiak Island and is viciously mauled by a grizzly bear.

GRISLY

• (adj.) (capital H) Relating to Hercules; (lowercase H) Characterized by great strength; Very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength

• Herculean myths--------herculean strength

HERCULEAN

Differs from passive. Passive means for one to allow things to happen without resistance. Impassive simply means unmoving or a lack of feeling or emotion.

IMPASSIVE(adj.) Showing no feeling or emotion; Inanimate; Motionless

(adj.) Unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future

NOT ALL SPECIAL…

A BAD OMEN….

INAUSPICIOUS

(adj.) Unquestionable, beyond dispute There is no controversy … the convertible is unquestionably the sleekest car type on the market today.

INCONTROVERTIBLE

(adj., part.) Puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss

Plus or minus- I’m confused.

The difficulty of the puzzle left me nonplussed and uncertain about what to do next.

NONPLUSSED

• (adj.) Suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; Occurring at an appropriate time

OPPORTUNE

An opportune time for an opera tune…

An inopportune time for an opera tune…

(adj.) Abundantly productive; Abundant, profuse

HINT: LIFE

PROLIFIC

• (n) A reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit

• Think of rejoining the same conversation again with a reply.

REJOINDER

WELL, ALLOW ME TO

RETORT.

WHAT A WITTY

REJOINDER.