Vocabulary #1 APLANG

acquisitive

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

Synonyms for “aquisitive”

Greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive

Antonyms for “aquisitive”

altruistic, unretentive

arrogate

(v.) to claim or take without right

synonyms for “arrogate”

expropriate, usurp, commandeer

antonyms for “arrogate”

relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon

banal

(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace

synonyms for “banal”

stale, insipid

antonyms for “banal”

fresh, novel, original, new

belabor

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

carping

(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism

synonyms for “carping”

(adj.) nit-picking, caviling

antonyms for “carping”

(adj.) approving, uncritical

coherent

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

synonyms for “coherent”

connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

antonyms for “coherent”

muddled, chaotic, disjointed

congeal

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

synonyms for “congeal”

harden, jell, coagulate, solidify

antonyms for “congeal”

melt, liquefy

emulate

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

synonyms for “emulate”

copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

ecomium

(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

synonyms for “ecomium”

panegyric, eulogy, commendation

antonyms for “ecomium”

condemnation, castigation, criticism

eschew

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

synonyms for “eschew”

abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

germane

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

synonyms for “germane”

pertinent

antonyms for “germane”

irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate

insatiable

(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

synonyms for “insatiable”

unquenchable, ravenous, voracious

intransigent

(adj.) refusing to compromise, inreconcilable

synonyms for “intransigent”

uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

antonyms for “intransigent”

lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding

invidious

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

synonyms for “invidious”

malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

antonyms for “invidious”

complementary, flattering, ameliorative

largesse

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

synonyms for "largesse”

liberality, munifescence, bounty

antonyms for “largesse”

stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness

reconnaissance

(n.) A survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

synonyms for “reconnaissance”

Scouting expedition

substantiate

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

synonyms for “substantiate”

verify, confirm, validate, authenticate

antonyms for “substantiate”

refute, disprove, invalidate

taciturn

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

synonyms for “taciturn”

tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

antonyms for “taciturn”

garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose

temporise

(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

Synonyms for “temporise”

hedge, dillydally, procrastinate

tenable

(adj.) capable of being held or defended

synonyms for “tenable”

defensible, justifiable, maintainable

antonyms for “tenable”

indefensible, unjustifiable