VOCAB 14 Flashcards
(20 cards)
able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
syn: greedy, avaricious, retentive
acquisitive
to claim or take without right
syn: expropriate, commandeer
arrogate
hackneyed, trite, commonplace
syn: stale, insipid
banal
to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
syn: overwork
belabor
tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; petty, nagging criticism
syn: nitpicking, caviling
carping
holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
syn: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive
coherent
to change form liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
syn: harden, jell, solidify
congeal
to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
syn: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to
emulate
a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
syn: panegyric, eulogy
encomium
to avoid, shun, keep away from
syn: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo
eschew
relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
syn: pertinent
germane
so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
syn: unquenchable, ravenous
insatiable
refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
syn: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate
intransigent
offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
syn: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative
invidious
generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
syn: liberality, bounty
largesse
a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
syn: exploration
reconnaissance
to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
syn: confirm, validate, authenticate
substantiate
habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
syn: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic
taciturn
to stall or act evasively, in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
syn: dillydally, procrastinate
temporize
capable of being held or defended
syn: defensible, justifiable, maintainable
tenable
