unit 1 vocab mirosavich

acquisitive

able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property

synonym: greedy

antonym: altruistic

arrogate

to claim or take without right

synonym: expropriate

antonym: renounce, abandon

banal

hackneyed, trite, commonplace

synonym: stale

antonym: novel, original

belabor

to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

synonym: overwork

carping

tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; petty, nagging criticism

synonym: nit-picking

antonym: uncritical

coherent

holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

synonym: unified

antonym: disjointed

congeal

to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid

synonym: harden, coagulate

antonym: melt

emulate

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

synonym: copy, mimic

encomium

a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

synonym: eulogy, commendation

antonym: condemnation, criticism

eschew

to avoid, shun, keep away from

synonym: abstain from

antonym: embrace

germane

relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

synonym: pertinent

antonym: irrelevant

insatiable

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

synonym: unquenchable

intransigent

refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

synonym: uncompromising

antonym: lukewarm, half hearted

invidious

offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

synonym: malicious

antonym: complimentary, flattering

largesse

generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

synonym: liberality, bounty

antonym: stinginess

reconnaissance

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

synonym: scouting expedition

substantiate

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

synonym: verify, confirm

antonym: refute, disprove

taciturn

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

synonym: uncommunicative

antonym: garrulous, verbose

temporize

to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

synonym: dillydally, procrastinate

tenable

capable of being held or defended

synonym: defensible, maintainable

antonym: indefensible