Unit 1 Vocab Quiz

acquisitive

Interested in acquiring money or material things.
to retain information easily

arrogate

To take something without justification.

banal

Lacking in originality; obvious and boring.

belabor

To argue or elaborate in excessive detail.
attack or assault(someone) physically and verbally 

carping

To complain or find fault about trivial matters.

coherent

Logical and consistent; forming a whole.

congeal

To solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.

emulate

To watch or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation.

encomium

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

eschew

To deliberately avoid or abstain from.

germane

Relevant to a subject.

insatiable

Impossible to satisfy, typically referring to an appetite or desire.

intransigent

Unwilling or refusing to change one's views.

invidious

Likely to arouse or incur resentment in others.

largesse

Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.

reconnaissance

Military observation of a region to locate an enemy.

substantiate

To provide evidence to support.

taciturn

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech.

temporize

To avoid making decisions in order to make time or to adopt a particular course temporarily.

tenable

Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.