Vocab G Unit 1

acquisitive syn

greedy, avaricious, retentive

-ive

adjective - full of, given to, marked by

arrogate syn

expropriate, commandeer

-ate

verb - to become, produce, or treat

banal syn

stale, insipid

belabor syn

overwork

carping syn

nit-picking, caviling

coherent syn

connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

congeal syn

harden, jell, solidify

emulate syn

copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

encomium syn

panegyric, eulogy

eschew syn

abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

germane syn

pertinent

insatiable syn

unquenchable, ravenous

intransigent syn

uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

invidious syn

malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

largesse syn

liberality, bounty

reconnaissance syn

exploration

substantiate syn

confirm, validate, authenticate

taciturn syn

tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

temporize syn

dillydally, procrastinate

tenable syn

defensible, justifiable, maintainable

-ten-

root - hold/keep

-able

suffix - capable of

-temp-

root - time

-ize

suffix - to cause/make

in-

prefix - not

co- / con-

prefix - together/with

sub-

prefix - less than

re-

prefix - again

-ous

suffix - full of