American Lit Vocab 1 definitions

Quiz Friday

Substantiate

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

unable to________the claim

Temporize

to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise.

tended to_______rather than act

Largesse

generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions.

the beneficiary of their _________.

Tenable

Capable of being held or defended

a _______ theory

Insatiable

So great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied.

an _________appetite for gossip

Reconnaissance

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

a _________ in force.

Germane

relevant, appropriate, apropos.

not ________ to the discussion

Ramify

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

_________ in all directions.

Intransigent

Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable.

a __________ attitude.

Tactium

Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little.

a dour and _________ personality.

Invidious

offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment.

a _________ comparison

Encomium

a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute the _________ due to the brave.

Coherent

holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful.

a___________explinaion.

Belabor

To work on excessively; to thrash soundly _________ the obvious.

Eschew

to avoid, shun, keep away from.

____________ bad habits

Acquisitive

able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property.

a______________society

Emulate

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model.

__________ a great writer.

Arrogate

to claim or take without

_________ Royal privileges to themselves

Banal

Hackneyed, triste, commonplace _______ dialogue

Excoriation

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

A violent_________ of the traitor

Congeal

to change from liquid to sold, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid.

as the drop of bloodslowly__________.

Carping

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

The _________of the crisis.