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abet

abet. ( verb ) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy) Antonym: hamper, hinder, impede, frustrate. aver. ( verb ) to affirm, declare confidently Synonyms: assert, assertiveness, avouch Antonyms : deny, disavow, repudiate, disclaim. blatant.

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  1. abet (verb) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy) Antonym:hamper, hinder, impede, frustrate

  2. aver (verb) to affirm, declare confidently Synonyms: assert, assertiveness, avouch Antonyms: deny, disavow, repudiate, disclaim

  3. blatant (adjective) noisy in a course, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense. Synonyms: flagrant, glaring, egregious, disagreeably loud. Antonyms: inconsequential, trifling, piddling, petty

  4. broach (adjective) to bring up or begin to talk about; to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to turn sideways to the wind and waves; to pierce in order to draw off liquid; spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks

  5. buttress (noun) to support, prop up, strengthen, a supporting structure Synonyms: bolster, reinforce, brace, shore up Antonyms: undermine, weaken, impair A Flying Buttress is support system branching from the piers. They have a big job, they support the weight the Cathedral gives out and keeps it from collapsing.

  6. carousal (adjective) noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking) Synonyms: drinking bout, drunken revel, binge

  7. Collate (verb) to compare critically in order to note differences Synonyms: sort out, cross-check, rearrange Antonyms: diminish, reduce, lessen degrade

  8. connoisseur (verb) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts Synonyms: authority, savant, pundit Antonyms: ignoramus, philistine, yahoo

  9. disconsolate (verb) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation Synonyms: grief-stricken, inconsolable, comfortless Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, buoyant, jaunty

  10. encumber (adjective) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc) to fill up, block, hinder Synonyms: overload, saddle, hamper, clog Antonyms: unburden, unload, relieve

  11. foment (verb) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm Synonyms: instigate, incite, stir up Antonyms: quell, quash, squelch, suppress

  12. grisly (adjective) frightful, horrible, ghastly Synonyms: gruesome, gory, hideous Antonyms: pleasant, delightful, attractive Chemists think they're funny.

  13. herculean (Noun) (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lower case h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength. Synonyms: mighty, powerful, arduous, onerous, colossal Antonyms: puny, Lilliputian, bantam

  14. impassive (adjective) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless Synonyms: emotionless, stoical, unemotional, insensible Antonyms: emotional, passionate, excitable

  15. inauspicious (adjective) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future Synonyms: unpropitious, unpromising, untimely Antonyms: propitious, favorable

  16. incontrovertible (adjective) unquestionable, beyond dispute Synonyms: incontestable, indisputable, indubitable Antonyms: debatable, dubious, open to question

  17. nonplussed (adjective) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss Synonyms: perplexed, baffled, stumped, flabbergasted Antonyms: poised, confident, assured

  18. opportune (adjective) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time Synonyms: timely, appropriate, felicitous Antonyms: untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate

  19. prolific (adjective) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse Synonyms: fruitful, fecund, proliferous Antonyms: barren, unproductive, sterile, sparse

  20. rejoiner (noun) a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit Synonyms: answer, reply, response, riposte, retort

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