Sadlier Level G Unit 1

acquisitive

adj. able to retain ideas; concerned with acquiring wealth

syn. greedy, avaricioius, retentive

ant. altruistic

arrogate

v. to claim without right

syn. expropriate, commandeer

ant. renounce, abdicate, abandon

banal

adj. lacking originality, boring, commonplace

syn. stale, insipid

ant. fresh, original, new

belabor

v. to work on excessively; to attack

syn. overwork

carping

adj. tending to find fault in a petty way

n. petty criticism

syn. adj. nit-picking, caviling

ant. adj. approving, uncritical

coherent

adj. holding together; making sense together logically; comprehensible

syn. connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

ant. muddled, chaotic, disjointed

congeal

v. to change from liquid to solid; thicken, to make rigid

syn. harden, jell, solidify

ant. liquefy

emulate

v. to imitate with the purpose of making a better version than the model

syn. copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

encomium

n. a formal expression of praise, a tribute

syn. panegyric, eulogy

ant. condemnation, castigation, criticism

eschew

v. to avoid, keep away from

syn. abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

ant. embrace, adopt

germane

adj. relevant to the subject at hand, fitting

syn. pertinent

ant. irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate

insatiable

adj. unable to be satisfied

syn. unquenchable, ravenous

intransigent

adj. refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

syn. uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

ant. lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding

invidious

adj. offensive, hateful; causing resentment

syn. malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

ant. flattering, ameliorative

largesse

n. generosity; gifts given generously

syn. liberality, bounty

ant. stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness

reconnaissance

n. survey made for military purposes; a preliminary inspection

syn. exploration

substantiate

v. to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete form to

syn. confirm, validate, authenticate

ant. refute, disprove, invalidate

taciturn

adj. quiet, inclined to talk very little

syn. tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

ant. garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose

temporize

v. to stall to gain time, avoid confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

syn. dillydally, procrastinate

tenable

adj. able to be maintained or defended

syn. defensible, justifiable, maintainable

ant.. indefensible, unjustifiable