Unit1 Vocab Flashcards
(22 cards)
Coherent
Holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible meaningful
Encomium
A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
Belabor
To work on excessively; to thrash soundly
Eschew
To avoid, shun, keep away from
Acquisitive
Able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned w acquiring wealth or property
Emulate
To imitate w the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
Arrogate
To claim or take without right
Banal
Hackneyed, trite, commonplace
Excoriation
A strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin
Congeal
To change from liquid to solid, thicken
Carping
Tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way; petty, nagging criticism
Substantiate
To establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
Temporize
To stall or act evasively in order to gain more time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision
Largesse
Generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
Tenable
Capable of being held or defended
Insatiable
So great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied
Reconnaissance
A survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
Germane
Relevant, appropriate, apropos
Ramify
To divide and spread out like branches; to separate into divisions
Intransigent
Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
Taciturn
Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
Invidious
Offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
