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Unit One

Vocabulary words for unit one.

TermDefinition
Acquisitive (adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property. synonyms: greedy
Arrogate (v.) to claim or take without right synonyms: commandeer
Banal (adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace synonyms: stale
Belabor (v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly synonyms: overwork
Carping (adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way synonyms: nit-picking
Coherent (adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensive, meaningful synonyms: connected
Congeal (v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid synonyms: harden, solidify
Emulate (v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model synonyms: copy, mimic
Encomium (n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute synonyms: panegyric, eulogy
Eschew (v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of
Germane (adj.) relevant, appropriate synonyms: pertinent
Insatiable (adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied synonyms: ravenous
Intransigent (adj.) refusing to compromise synonyms: uncompromising
Invidious (adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment synonym: malicious, spiteful
Iargesse (n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions synonyms: liberality, bounty
Reconnaissance (n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination synonyms: exploration
Substantiate (v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to synonyms: confirm, validate
Taciturn (adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative
Temporize (v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision synonyms: procrastinate
Tenable (adj.) capable of being held or defended synonyms: defensible, justifiable
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