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Sadlier G: Unit 1
Vocabulary Practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquisitive | able to get and retain information or ideas; concerned with acquiring wealth or property |
| arrogate | to claim or take without right |
| banal | trite or commonplace |
| belabor | to work on excessively |
| carping | tending to find fault |
| coherent | comprehensive, meaningful |
| congeal | to thicken or to make inflexible or rigid |
| emulate | to imitate with intent of equalling or surpassing |
| encomium | a formal expression of praise |
| eschew | to avoid, shun, or keep away from |
| germane | relevant, appropriate |
| insatiable | so great or demanding as not to be satisfied |
| intransigent | refusing to compromise |
| invidious | offensive, hateful, caring bitterness or resentment |
| largesse | generosity in giving |
| reconnaissance | preliminary inspection or examination; a military survey |
| substantiate | to establish by evidence; to prove |
| taciturn | inclined to talk very little |
| temporize | to stall or act evasively in order to gain time |
| tenable | capable of being held or defended |