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Vocab Unit 1

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acquisitive (adj): able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth M: Ace has info, and wants money
arrogate (v): to claim or take without right M: Arial takes the pen w/o permission
banal (adj): hackneyed, trite, commonplace M: Anal is borin
belabor (v): to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
carping (adj): tending to find fault, especially in a petty, or hairsplitting way; (n) petty, nagging criticism
coherent (adj): holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
congeal (v): to change from liquid to solid, thicken, to male inflexible or rigid M: gel is hard
emulate (v): to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model M: emma imitates me
encomium (n): a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
eschew (v): to avoid, shun, keep away from
germane (adj): relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
insatiable (adj): so great or demanding as not be satisfied M: Izzy is never satisfied
intransigent (adj): refusing to compromise, irreconcilable M: Trans never compromise
invidious (adj): offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment M: envy (inv)
largesses (n): generosity in giving, lavish or bountiful contributions
reconnaissance (n): a survey made for military purposes, any kind of preliminary inspection or examination M: rachel tours colleges
substantiate (v): to establish by evidence, prove, to give concrete or substantial form to
taciturn (adj): habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
temporize (v): to stall or act evasively in order to gain time
tenable (adj): capable of being held or defended M: tim is being defended
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