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unit one
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquistitive | adj. able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property |
| arrogate | v. to claim or take without right |
| banal | adj. hackneyed, trite, commonplace |
| belabor | v. to work excessively; to thrash soundly |
| carping | adj. tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; n. petty, nagging, criticism |
| coherent | adj. holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensive, meaningful |
| congeal | v. to change from liquid to solid, thicken; too make flexible or rigid |
| emulate | v. to imitate with the intent of equaling o surpassing the model |
| 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 to be satisfied |
| intransigent | adj. refusing to compromise, irreconcilable |
| invidious | adj. offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment |
| largesse | n. generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions |
| reconnaissance | n. a survey made of military purpose; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination |
| 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, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise |
| tenable | adj. capable of being held or defended |
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