Sadlier Vocab Level G Unit 1 A and B

arrogate

v. to claim or take without right

Synonyms: expropriate, commandeer

Antonyms: renounce, abdicate, abandon

banal

adj. hackneyed, trite, commonplace

Synonyms: stale, insipid

Antonyms: fresh, original, new

coherent

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

Synonyms: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

Antonyms: muddled, chaotic, disjointed

emulate

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

Synonyms: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

encomium

n. a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

Synonyms: panegyric, eulogy

Antonyms: condemnation, castigation, criticism

germane

adj. relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

Synonyms: pertinent

Antonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate

intransigent

adj. refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

Synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

Antonyms: lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding

reconnaissance

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

Synonym: exploration

substantiate

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

Synonyms: confirm, validate, authenticate

Antonyms: refute, disprove, invalidate

temporize

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

Synonyms: dillydally, procrastinate

acquisitive

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

Synonyms: greedy, avaricious, retentive

Antonyms: altruistic

belabor

v. to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

Synonym: overwork

carping

adj. tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way

Synonyms: nit-picking, caviling

Antonyms: approving, uncritical

n. petty, nagging criticism

congeal

v. to change from liquid to solid; to make inflexible or rigid

Synonyms: harden, jell, solidify

Antonym: liquefy

eschew

v. to avoid, shun, keep away from

Synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

Antonyms: embrace, adopt

insatiable

adj. to great or demanding as not to be satisfied

Synonyms: unquenchable, ravenous

invidious

adj. offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness

Synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

Antonyms: flattering, ameliorative

largesse

n. generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

Synonyms: liberality, bounty

Antonyms: stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness

taciturn

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

Synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

Antonyms: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose

tenable

adj. capable of being held or defended

Synonyms: defensible, justifiable, maintainable

Antonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable