English Vocab Units 21-22

Insatiable

never satisfied or full; always desiring more

Satiety

the condition of being too full or too satisfied

Asset

something of value; a resource

Plenary

full or complete

Plenipotentiary

having full power or authority

Devoid

lacking; completely empty

Vacuous

empty of intelligence; stupid

Vacuity

a lack; an emptiness or absence

Evanescent

quickly disappearing; fleeting

Vaunted

boasted about; too highly praised

Attenuate

to make smaller or less; to weaken

Extenuating

serving to excuse; lessening the seriousness of

Tenuous

not substantial or strong

Pertinacious

holding firmly to; stubborn

Tenet

a principle or belief held as part of a religion or philosophy

Tenable

able to be defended or supported

Contend

to argue; to dispute

Ostensible

seeming, claimed, or pretended, but usually not genuine

Portend

to be a sign or warning of

Distend

to swell; to expand

Tendentious

strongly biased