Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level G Unit 1 Flashcards

Includes definitions, synonyms and antonyms

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

acquisitive

synonyms: greedy, avaricious, retentive

acquisitive

antonym: altruistic

acquisitive

to claim or take without right

arrogate

synonyms: expropriate, commandeer

arrogate

antonyms: renounce, abdicate, abandon

arrogate

hackneyed, trite, commonplace

banal

synonyms: stale, insipid

banal

antonyms: fresh, original, new

banal

to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

belabor

synonym: overwork

belabor

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

carping

synonyms: nit-picking, caviling

carping

antonyms: approving, uncritical

carping

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

coherent

synonyms; connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

coherent

antonyms: muddled, chaotic, disjointed

coherent

to change from liquid to solid, thickin; to make inflexible or rigid

congeal

synonyms: harden, jell, solidify

congeal

antonyms: liquefy

congeal

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

emulate

synonyms: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

emulate

a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

encomium

synonyms: panegyric, eulogy

encomium

antonyms: condemnation, castigation, criticism

encomium

to avoid, shun, keep away from

eschew

synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

eschew

antonyms: embrace, adopt

eschew

relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

germane

synonym: pertinent

germane

antonyms: irrelevant, extraneous inappropriate

germane

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

insatiable

synonyms: unquenchable, ravenous

insatiable

refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

intransigent

synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

intransigent

antonyms: lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding

intransigent

offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

invidious

synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

invidious

antonyms: flattering, amerliorative

invidious

generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

largesse

synonyms: liberality, bounty

largesse

antonyms: stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness

largesse

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

reconnaissance

synonym: exploration

reconnaissance

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

substantiate

synonyms: confirm, validate, authenticate

substantiate

antonyms: refute, disprove, invalidate

substantiate

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

taciturn

synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

taciturn

antonyms: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose

taciturn

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

temporize

synonyms: dillydally, procrastinate

temporize

capable of being held or defended

tenable

synonyms: defensible, justifiable, maintainable

tenable

antonyms: indefensible, injustifiable

tenable