Words 1-22 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
Coherent (adj.)
A formal expression of praise. A lavish tribute
Encomium (n)
To work excessively
Belabor(v)
To avoid. Shun. Keep away from
Eschew(v)
Able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
Acquisitive (adj)
To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
Emulate (v)
To claim without right
Arrogate(v)
Hackneyed. Trite. Commonplace
Banal (adj.)
A strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin
Excoriation(n)
To change from liquid to solid; thicken;to make inflexible or rigid
Congealed(v)
Tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way
Petty nagging criticism
Carping (adj/n)
To establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
Substantiate (v)
To stall or act evasively in order to gain time. Avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
Temporize (v)
Generosity in giving lavish or bountiful contributions
Largesse(n)
Capable of being held or defended
Tenable (adj.)
So great or demanding that it can not be satisfied
Insatiable(adj.)
A survey made for military purposes any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
Reconnaissance (n)
Relevant appropriate apropos
Germane(adj.)
To divide and spread out like branches: to separate into divisions
Ramify (v)
Refusing to compromise irreconcilable
Intransigent (adj.)
Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
Taciturn (adj.)
Offensive hatful tending to cause bitterness and resentment
Invidious (adj.)
