Unit 1 Vocabulary

Acquisitive

Adjective. Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.

acquisitive example

Sammy is so acquisitive that she makes it a point to only have rich friends.

Arrogate

Verb. Take or claim (something) for oneself without justification.

arrogate example

Cameron arrogated himself the power to make all decisions for the class.

Banal

Adjective. Lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

Banal example

In my opinion PEMDAS is a very banal part of math.

Belabor

Verb. Argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.

Belabor example

My teacher is vert belabor when it comes to teaching the holocaust.

Carping

Adjective. Difficult to please; critical.

carping example

The customer that came in to my restaurant was so carping that she did not order anything from the menu.

Coherent

Adjective. Logically connected.

coherent example

The numbers 1-infinity are coherently connected.

Congeal

Verb. To make or become fixed/immobile

congeal example

The surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures

Emulate

Verb. Match or surpass (a person or achievement)

emulate example

Courtney made it her mission to emulate Kristin's grade on the math final.

Encomium

Noun. A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.

encomium example

The bible is a encomium of jesus.

Eschew

Verb. Deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

eschew example

I eschew from using any heating tools on my hair.

Excoriation

Verb. The act of scraping or wearing off the skin

excoriation example

The excoriation on his palms looked painful from lifting weights so often.

Germane

Adjective. Relevant to a subject under consideration.

germane example

Colleges admission officers have sever germane about the applicants.

Insatiable

Adjective. (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.

insatiable example

His wish for praying was insatiable.

Intransigent

Adjective. Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.

intransigent example

Martins intransigent opinion on the government came off as ignorant to his classmates.

Invidious

Adjective. (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others

invidious example

Lola's was s invidious of Katherine that she down talked all her actions every day.

Largess(e),

Noun. Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.

largesse example

My dad's largesse is unbearable during the christmas season.

Ramify

Verb. Form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.

ramify example

The transition from high school to college, tends to allow students to ramify and seek their true interests

Reconnaissance

Noun. Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.

Substantiate

Verb. Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

substantiate example

The teacher made the students substantiate that they hadn't copied each others homework by quizzing them on it

Taciturn

Adjective. (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Lucy shyness causes her to be very taciturn

Temporize

Verb. Avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time

temporize example

Since i got accepted to multiple colleges i am temporizing making a decision until i find out the costs of each

Tenable

Adjective. Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

tenable example

April is tenable by the state while the trial is going on