11th Grade Vocab Level G Unit 1

acquisitive

adj) able to get and retain ideas and information;

arrogate

v) to claim or take without right

banal

adj) hackneyed, trite, commonplace

belabor

(v) to work on excessively

carping

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

coherent

-adj) holding or sticking together; comprehensible, meaningful

congeal

(v) to change from liquid to solid

emulate

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

encomium

(n) a formal expression of praise; a lavish tribute

eschew

(v) to avoid, run, or keep away from

germane

(adj) relative, appropriate, fitting

insatiable

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

intransigent

(adj) refusing to compromise; stubborn

invidious

offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

largesse

(n) generosity in giving

reconnaissance

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

substantiate

(v) to establish by evidence, to prove

taciturn

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

temporize

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

tenable

(adj) capable of being held or defended; defensible, justifiable, maintainable