Duffey Vocab Unit 1

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acquisitive

Back 1

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

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acquisitive

Back 2

Never having any money in one's pockets can be a real trial for someone born with the ____________instincts of a pack rat.

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banal

Back 3

hackneyed, trite, commonplace

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banal

Back 4

Some episodes in the series were wonderfully fresh and original, others were just plain ________.

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carping

Back 5

tending to find fault, especially in a petty nasty or hairsplitting way.

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carping

Back 6

Most artists choose to ignore the________of critics and go on with their work.

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belabor

Back 7

His tendency to__________the small points often made him miss the big picture.

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belabor

Back 8

to work on excessively, to thrash soundly

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arrogate

Back 9

The amibitious noblemen will put the young king under house arrest and ________royal privileges to themselves.

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arrogate

Back 10

to claim or take without right

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coherent

Back 11

holding or sticking together, making a logical whole

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coherent

Back 12

The teacher gave a surprisingly ________ description of quantum mechanics.

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intransigent

Back 13

refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

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intransigent

Back 14

Little will get accomplished if the legislators of both parties maintain their ______attitudes.

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insatiable

Back 15

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

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insatiable

Back 16

People with an _________appetite for gossip often do not have compelling stories of their own.

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eschew

Back 17

The athletes promised that they would train vigorously and ___________ bad habits.

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eschew

Back 18

to avoid, shun

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germane

Back 19

I don't object to the inclusion of anecdotes in a serious lecture but they should at least very least be _______to the subject.

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germane

Back 20

revelant, appropriate

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encomium

Back 21

a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

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encomium

Back 22

Even the most sever critics showered _______on the young write for the remarkable narrative power of her 1st novel.

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emulate

Back 23

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the mmodel

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tenable

Back 24

capable of being held or defended

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tenable

Back 25

The researchers put forth a _________ theory, but their conclusion would be reviewed carefully by others.

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emulate

Back 26

Most beginning artists ________ their models.

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temporize

Back 27

In any crisis, the longer a person __________, the greater the danger is likely to become.

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temporize

Back 28

to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, to avoid confrontation

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congeal

Back 29

If you do not wash your dishes right away, the food on them will__________.

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congeal

Back 30

to change from liquid to solid,to make inflexible

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taciturn

Back 31

habitually silent or quiet,inclined to talk very little

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taciturn

Back 32

Abraham Lincoln has the reputation having a dour and ___________ personality.

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susbstantiate

Back 33

to establish by evidence, prove, to give concrete form to

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susbstantiate

Back 34

The prospector was unable to __________ his claim to the land where the gold was found.

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reconnaissance

Back 35

The officer required a thorough _________ before ordering any troop movements

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reconnaissance

Back 36

a survey made for military purposes,a any find of preliminary inspection or examination

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largesse

Back 37

generosity in giving, lavish or bountiful contributions

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largesse

Back 38

The univeristy was fortune beneficiary of the __________ of many of its graduates.

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invidious

Back 39

offensive, hateful,tending to cause bitterness and resentment

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invidious

Back 40

Teachers should avoid making ___________ compassions between their students.