La Rosa Vocab 1-3

acquisitive

to be able to get + retain ideas/info; concerned with acquiring wealth/property

arrogate

to claim/take without right

banal

trite, commonplace

belabor

to work on excessively, to thrash soundly

carping

tending to find fault, especially in a nasty, petty way to criticize or complainQuerulous or nitpicking

coherent

holding/stick together, making a logical whole; comprehensible

congeal

to change from liquid to solid, thickenemul

emulate

to imitate with the intent of equality/surpassing the model

encomium

formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

eschew

to avoid, shun, keep away fromgerm

germane

relevant, aproposinsat

instantiable

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

intransigent

refusing to compromise

invidious

offensive, hatefull

Largesse

generosity in giving

reconnaissance

a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or exam

substantiate

to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial formto

taciturn

habitually silent/quiettem

temporize

to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid confrontation, or postpone something

tenable

capable of being held or defended

accost

to confront in a challenging or hostile way

animadversion

a comment indicating strong criticism

avid

intensely eager, desirous of something to the point of greed

brackish

having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink

celerity

swiftness, rapidity of motion or action

devious

straying or wandering from a straight course; acting in a shift or underhanded way

gambit

an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice in order to gain a later advantage

halcyon

calm, peaceful, happy, golden; a legendary bird

histrionic

pertaining to actors and their techniques: theatrical, artificial, melodramatic

incendiary

deliberately setting or causing fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion

maelstrom

whirlpool of great size, a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction

myopic

nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic, view of a situation

overt

open, not hidden

pejorative

tending to make worse, expressing disapproval in a derogatory and belittling way

propriety

state of being proper

sacrilege

improper or disrespectful act to something sacred

summarily

without delay or formality; briefly, concisely

suppliant (adj)

asking humbly and earnestly

suppliant (noun)

one who makes a request humbly and earnestly

talisman

an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, amulet

undulate

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion

covort

to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

credence

belief, mental acceptance

decry

to condemn, express strong disapproval, to officially depreciate

dissemble

to disguise/conceal, deliberately give a false impression

distraught

very much agitated or upset as a result of emotional/mental conflict

euology

a formal statement of commendation; high praise

evince

to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

exhume

to remove from a grave; to bring to light

feckless

lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak

murky

dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

nefarious

wicked, depraved, devoice of moral standards

piquant

stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

primordial

developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

propinquity

nearness in place or time; kinship

substantive

real, having a solid basis; considerable in an amount; meaningful and on topic

unwonted

not usual or expected not in character

utopian

founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

verbiage

language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness, a manner of expression

verdant

green in tint/color; immature in experience/judgement

viscous

having a gelatinous/gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity