v. abet

(e bet)

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

ANT: hamper, hinder, impede, frustrate

v. aver

(e ver)

to affirm, declare confidently

SYN: assertm asseverate, avouch

ANT: deny, disavow, repudiate, disclaim

(blat ent)

noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense

SYN: flagrant, egregious, glaring, disagreeably loud

ANT: piddling, petty, inconsequential, trifling

(2.) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks

(1. v)(2. n)  buttress

(be tres)

(1.) to support, prop up, strengthen;

(2.) a supporting structure

SYN: (1.) shore up, bolster, brace, reinforce

ANT: (1.) undermine, weaken, impair

(ke rau zel)

noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking)

SYN: drinking bout, drunk revel, binge

v. collate

(ko lat)

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. connoisseur

(kan e ser)

an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in the fine arts

SYN: savant, authority, pundit

ANT: ignoramus, philistine, youth

adj. disconsolate

(dis kan se let)

deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation

SYN: grief-stricken, inconsolable, comfortless

ANT: cheerful, blithe, buoyant, jaunty

v. encumber

(in kem ber)

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

SYN: overload, hamper, saddle, clog

ANT: unburden, unload, relieve

(fo ment)

to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm

SYN: instigate, incite, stir up

ANT: quell, quash, squelch, suppress

adj. grisly

(griz le)

frightful, horrible, ghastly

SYN: hideous, gruesome, gory

ANT: pleasant, delightful, attractive

adj.  Herculean/  herculean

(her kyu le en)

(upper case) of or relating to Hercules;

(lower case) characterized by strength; very hard to do in a sense of requiring unusual strength

SYN: onerous, arduous, colossal, mighty, powerful

ANT: bantam, Lilliputian, puny

adj. impassive

(im pas iv)

showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless

SYN: stoical, emotionless, insensible, unemotional,

ANT: emotional, passionate, excitable

adj. inauspicious

(in o spish es)

unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future

SYN: unpropitious, unpromising, untimely

ANT: propitious, favorable

adj. incontrovertible

(in kan tre ver te bel)

unquestionable, beyond dispute

SYN: unquestionable, incontestable, indubitable

ANT: debatable, dubious, open to question

adj. part  nonplussed

(nan plest)

puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss

SYN: perplexed, baffled, stumped, flabbergasted

ANT: poised, confidant, assured

adj. opportune

(ap er tun)

suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time

SYN: felicitous, appropriate, timely

ANT: untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate

(pro lif ok)

abundantly productive, abundant, profuse

SYN: proliferous, fruitful, fecund

ANT: barren, unproductive, sterile. sparse

n rejoinder

(ri join der)

a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant of a legal suit

SYN: answer, reply, riposte, retort, response