AP Lang Vocal #1 definitions + part of speech

Acquisitive

(adj) strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing

Arrogate

(v) to claim or seize without justification

Banal

(adj) lacking originality

Belabor

(v) to explain or insist on excessively

Carping

(adj) marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism

Coherent

(adj) logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated

Congeal

(transitive verb) to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold

Emulate

(v) to imitate and strive to equal or excel

Encomium

(noun) glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise

Eschew

(verb) to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds

Germane

(adj) being at once relevant and appropriate; fitting

Insatiable

(adj) incapable of being satisfied

Intransigent

(adj) characterized by refusal to compromise

Invidious

(adj) of a kind to cause harm or resentment

Largesse

(noun) liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior

Reconnaissance

(noun) a preliminary survey to gain information

Substantiate

(verb) to establish by proof or competent evidence

Taciturn

(adj) temperamently disinclined to talk

Temporize

(verb) to draw out discussions or negotiations so as to gain time

Tenable

(adj) capable of being held, maintained, or defended