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Level G Unit 1
Stadlier Oxford Level G Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquisitive | able to get and retain ideas of information |
| arrogate | to claim or take without right |
| banal | hackneyed, trite, commonplace |
| belabor | to work on excessively |
| carping | tending to find fault, especially in a petty way |
| coherent | holding or sticking together |
| congeal | to change from liquid to solid, to thicken |
| emulate | to imitate |
| encomium | a formal expression of praise |
| eschew | to avoid, keep away from |
| germane | relevant, appropriate |
| insatiable | so great or demanding as not to be satisfied |
| intransigent | refusing to compromise, irreconcilable |
| invidious | offensive, hateful |
| largesse | generosity in giving |
| reconnaissance | a survey made for military purposes, any kind of preliminary inspection |
| substantiate | to establish by evidence, to prove |
| taciturn | habitually silent |
| temporize | to stall or act evasively |
| tenable | capable of being held or defended |