Unit 1 vocab

Acquisitive

Acquisitive

Adjective. Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.

Arrogate

Verb. Take or claim (something) for oneself without justification.

Banal

Adjective. Lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Belabor

Verb. Argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.

Carping

Adjective Difficult to please; critical.

Coherent

Adjective. Logically connected.

Congeal

Verb. To make or become fixed/immobile

Emulate

Verb. Match or surpass (a person or achievement)

Encomium

Noun. A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.

Eschew

Verb. Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

Germane

Adjective. Relevant to a subject under consideration.

Insatiable

Adjective. (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.

Intransigent

Adjective. Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.

Invidious

Adjective (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others

Largess(e),

Noun. Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.

Reconnaissance

Noun. Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.

Substantiate

Verb. Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

Taciturn

Adjective. (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Temporize

Verb Avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time

Tenable

Adjective Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.