Level G Unit 1 Vocab (Parts of Speech & Definitions)

Coherent

(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible

Banal

(adj.) common, ordinary

Carping (n.)

petty, nagging criticism

Congeal

(v.) to change from liquid to solid (thicken); to make inflexible or rigid

Emulate

(v.) to imitate with the intent or equaling or surpassing the model.

Arrogate

(v.) to claim or take without right

Carping (adj.)

Tending to find fault (in a petty/nasty way)

Encomium

(n.) a formal expression or praise; a lavish tribute

Aquisitive

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

Germane

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

Eschew

(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from

Insatiable

(adj.) so great/demanding it cannot be satisfied

Belabor

(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

Tenable

(adj.) capable of being held or defended

Intransigent

(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

Invidious

(adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

Largesse

(n.) generosity in giving; lavish/bountiful contributions

Reconnaissance

(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any sort of preliminary exam

Substantiate

(v.) to establish by evidence, prove, to give concrete or substantial form to

Taciturn

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet; inclined to talk less

Temporize

(v.) to stall, acting evasively to gain more time