Vocab Level G Unit 1 Synonyms

acquisitive

greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive

arrogate

expropriate, usurp, commandeer

banal

stale, insipid

belabor

overwork

carping

nit-picking, caviling

coherent

connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

congeal

harden, jell, coagulate, solidify

emulate

copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

encomium

panegyric, eulogy, commendation

eschew

abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

germane

pertinent

insatiable

unquenchable, ravenous, voracious

intransigent

uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

invidious

malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

largesse

liberality, munificence, bounty

reconnaissance

scouting expedition

substantiate

verify, confirm, validate, authenticate

taciturn

tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

temporize

hedge, dillydally, procrastinate

tenable

defensible, justifiable, maintainable