vocab unit 1

arrogate

arrogate

to claim or take without right

banal

hackneyed, trite, commonplace

coherent

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

emulate

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

encomium

a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

germane

relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

intransigent

refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

reconnaissance

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

substantiate

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

temporize

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

acquisitive

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

belabor

to work on excessively, to thrash soundly

carping

tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way

petty, nagging criticism

congeal

to change from liquid to solid, thicken, to make inflexible or rigid

eschew

to avoid, to shun, keep away from

insatiable

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

invidious

offensive, hateful, tending to cause bitterness and resentment

largesse

generosity in giving, lavish or bountiful contributions

taciturn

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

tenable

capable of being held or defended