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Unit1 Vocab Flashcards

(22 cards)

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Coherent

A

Holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible meaningful

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Encomium

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A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

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Belabor

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To work on excessively; to thrash soundly

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Eschew

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To avoid, shun, keep away from

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Acquisitive

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Able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned w acquiring wealth or property

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Emulate

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To imitate w the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

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Arrogate

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To claim or take without right

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Banal

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Hackneyed, trite, commonplace

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Excoriation

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A strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin

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Congeal

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To change from liquid to solid, thicken

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Carping

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Tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way; petty, nagging criticism

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Substantiate

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To establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

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Temporize

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To stall or act evasively in order to gain more time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision

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Largesse

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Generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

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Tenable

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Capable of being held or defended

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Insatiable

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So great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied

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Reconnaissance

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A survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

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Germane

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Relevant, appropriate, apropos

18
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Ramify

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To divide and spread out like branches; to separate into divisions

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Intransigent

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Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

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Taciturn

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Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

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Invidious

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Offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment