Final Vocab Test Units 13-15

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

ant. hamper, hinder, impede, frustrate

• v. to affirm, declare confidently
• syn. assert, asseverate, a vouch
• ant. deny, disavow, repudiate, disclaim

• adj. noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense.
• syn. flagrant, glaring, egregious, disagreeably loud
• ant. inconsequential, trifiling, piddling, petty

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 (key or cask) in order to draw off liquid; n. a spite of roasting, a tool for tapping casks

• v. to support, to prop up, strengthen; n.  a supporting structure
• syn. v. bolster, reinforce, brace, shore up
• ant. v. undermine, weaken, impair

• n. noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking)
• syn.drinking bout, drunken revel, binge

• v. to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc. to arrange in order for some specific purpose
• syn. sort out, cross-check, rearrange 

• n. an expert, one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially one in fine arts
• syn. authority, savant, pundit
• ant. ignoramus, philistine, yahoo

• adj. deeply unhappy or dejected, without hope, beyond consolation
• syn. grief-stricken, inconsolable, comfortless
• ant. cheerful, blithe, buoyant, jaunty

• v. to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.)to fill up , block up, hinder
• syn. overload, saddle, hamper, clog
• ant. unburden, unload, relieve

• v. to promote trouble, or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm
• syn. instigate, incite, stir up
• ant. quell, quash, squelch, suppress

• adj. frightful, horrible, ghastly
• syn. gruesome, gory, hideous
• ant. pleasant, delightful, attractive

• adj. H. relating to hercules, h. characterized by great strength, very hard to do in a sense of requiring unusual strength.
• syn. mighty, powerful, arduous, onerous, colossal
• ant. puny, Lilliputian, bantam

• adj. showing no feeling or emotion, inanimate, motionless
• syn. emotionless, stoical, unemotional, insensible
• ant. emotional, passionate, excitable

• adj. unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future
• syn. unpropitious, unpromising, untimely
• ant. propitious, favorable

• adj. unquestionable, beyond dispute
• syn. incontestable, indisputable, indubitable
• ant. debatable, dubious, open to question

• adj.,part.  puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss
• syn. perplexed, baffled, stumped, flabbergasted
• ant. poised, confident, assured

• adj. suitable or convenient for a particular purpose, occurring at an appropriate time
• syn. timely, appropriate, felicitous
• ant. untimely, inconvenient, inappropiate

• adj.abundantly productive, abundant, profuse
• syn. fruitful, fecund, proliferous
• ant. barren, unproductive, sterile, sparse

• n. a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit
• syn. answer, reply, response, riposte, retort

• adj. willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive, responsive, liable to be held responsible
• syn. agreeable, compliant, docile
• ant. unresponsive, resistant, recalcitrant

• v. to scold sharply
• syn. chide, rebuke, reprove, reprimand
• ant. praise, compliment, pat on the back

• n. large-scale slaughter or loss of life
• syn. butchery, bloodbath, massacre

• adj. too ready to believe, easily deceived
• syn. gullible
• ant.dubious, skeptical

• n. a rule, test, a standard for judgment or evaluation
• syn. yardstick, touchstone, gauge, canon

• v. to use up as a result of spending or consumption, to diminish greatly
• syn. exhaust, empty, drain, bankruptant.
• ant. replenish, refill, resupply, restock

• v. to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail to move about freely
• syn. elaborate, enlarge, descant, wander, roam
• ant. sketch roughly, summarize, condense, adumbrate

• adj. coming from the outside, foreign, present but not essential, irrelevant
• syn. incidental, extrinsic
• ant. intrinsic, relevant, pertinent, germane

• n. the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc. 
• syn. commencement, inauguration, outset
• ant. completion, conclusion, termination

• n. a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)
• syn. affliction, malady, defect

• adj. lacking in nutritive value, lacking in interest or substance, immature, juvenile
• syn. vapid, insipid, puerile, childish
• ant. stimulating, mature

• adj. stubborn, unyielding
• syn. obstinate, adamant
• ant. yielding, tractable, flexible

• n. a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items, a general mixture, petals mixed with spices for scent
• syn. hodgepodge, melange, farrago, medley
• ant. homogenous or uniform group

• adj. showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)
• syn. forward, gifted, advanced
• ant. backward, retarded, slow

• adj. delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel
• syn. brutal, vicious, inhuman, fiendish
• ant. masochistic, clement, humane, merciful

• self-righteous, characterized by moralizing, given to use of maxims or adages, saying much in few words, pithy
• syn. aphoristic, epigrammatic, moralistic
• ant. discursive, diffuse, episodic

• v. to beg earnestly and humbly
• syn. plead, petition, implore, entreat

• n. an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; v. to feed or supply with anything to excess
• syn. n. excess, glut; v. cloy, satiate
• ant. n. dearth, paucity, lack

• adj. winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious
• syn. circuitous, serpentine, labyrinthine
• ant. direct, straight, straightforward

• adj. swollen, bloated, filled to excess, overdecorated or excessive in language
• syn. inflated, pompous, bombastic, overblown
• ant. muted, understated, unadorned, austere

adj. firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate