Unit 1 Flashcards

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Arrogate

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To claim or take without right

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Acquisitive

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Able to get and retain ideas or info

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Banal

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Hackneyed, commonplace

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Belabor

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To work on excessively

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Carping

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Tending to find fault, nagging criticism

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Coherent

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Holding or sticking together

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Congeal

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To change from liquid to solid

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Emulate

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To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

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Encomium

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A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

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Eschew

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To avoid, shun, or keep away from

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Germane

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Relevant, appropriate, or fitting

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Insatiable

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So great or demanding as not to be satisfied

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Intransigent

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Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

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Invidious

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Offensive or hateful

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Largesse

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Generosity in giving

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Reconnaissance

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A survey made for military purposes, a preliminary examination

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Substantiate

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To establish evidence or prove

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Taciturn

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Habitually silent or quiet

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Temporize

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To stall to gain time

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Tenable

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Capable of being held or defended