Unit 1 vocab
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Acquisitive
Adjective.
Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
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Arrogate
Verb.
Take or claim (something) for oneself without justification.
Take or claim (something) for oneself without justification.
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Banal
Adjective.
Lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
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Belabor
Verb.
Argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
Argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
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Carping
Adjective
Difficult to please; critical.
Difficult to please; critical.
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Coherent
Adjective.
Logically connected.
Logically connected.
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Congeal
Verb.
To make or become fixed/immobile
To make or become fixed/immobile
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Emulate
Verb.
Match or surpass (a person or achievement)
Match or surpass (a person or achievement)
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Encomium
Noun.
A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
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Eschew
Verb.
Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
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Germane
Adjective.
Relevant to a subject under consideration.
Relevant to a subject under consideration.
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Insatiable
Adjective.
(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
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Intransigent
Adjective.
Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
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Invidious
Adjective
(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
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Largess(e),
Noun.
Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
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Reconnaissance
Noun.
Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
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Substantiate
Verb.
Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
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Taciturn
Adjective.
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
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Temporize
Verb
Avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
Avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
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Tenable
Adjective
Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
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