Unit 1 Vocab Quiz

acquisitive -interested in acquiring money or maternal things

arrogate - take or smt without justification

banal - lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

belabor - argue or elaborate in excessive detail
attack or assault(someone) physical or verbally

carping - complain or find fault about trival matters

coherent - arg, theory or policy: logical and consistent
untied or forming and whole

congeal - solidify or a coagulate; especially by cooling
take shape or coalesce, especially to form a satisfying whole

emulate - watch or surpass(a person or achievement) typically by imitation

encomium - a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

eschew - deliberately avoid, abstain from

germane - relevant to a subject

insatiable - (appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy

intransigent - unwilling or refusing to change ones view

invidious - (action or situation) 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 - provide evidence to support

taciturn - (person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech

temporize - avoid making decisions to make time; temporally adopt a particular course in order to conform to the circumstance

tenable - able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection