English Unit 1 Vocab

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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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animadversion

Back 2

a comment indicating string criticism or disapproval

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banal

Back 3

trite, commonplace, stale

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celerity

Back 4

swiftness

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congeal

Back 5

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

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decry

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to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depricate

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eschew

Back 7

to avoid, shun, keep away

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eulogy

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a formal statement of commendation; high praise

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feckless

Back 9

lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

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halcyon

Back 10

a bird, or clam, peaceful

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intransigent

Back 11

refusing to compromise, stubborn

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maelstrom

Back 12

a whirlpool of great size, a hard situation

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nefarious

Back 13

wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

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pejorative

Back 14

tending to make worse, belittling

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piquant

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stimulating to the taste or mind, spicy

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reconnaissance

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a survey made for military purposes; examination, inspection

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summarily

Back 17

without delay, briefly, promptly

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temporize

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to stall or act evasively to gain time, postpone

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verdant

Back 19

green or immature in experience or judgment

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arrogate

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to claim or take without right

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articulate

Back 21

express clearly

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carping

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tending to find fault, nagging criticism

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credence

Back 23

belief, trust

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dissemble

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to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression, mask, feign

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emulate

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to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model, copy

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exhume

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to remove from a grave, to bring to life

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germane

Back 27

relevant, appropriate, fitting

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histrionic

Back 28

theatrical

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invidious

Back 29

offensive, hateful, spiteful

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myopic

Back 30

nearsighted; lacking realistic view of situation

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propinquity

Back 31

nearness in place or time

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propriety

Back 32

the state of being proper, standard of what is proper

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substantiate

Back 33

validate

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suppliant

Back 34

asking humbly

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tenable

Back 35

capable of being held or defended,

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unwonted

Back 36

not usual

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verbiage

Back 37

wordiness

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accost

Back 38

to confront in a challenging or aggressive way

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belabor

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to work extensively

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brackish

Back 40

salty

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cavort

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to prance around, make merry

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coherent

Back 42

holding or sticking together, unified

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distraught

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very much agitated, frantic

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encomium

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a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute, eulogy

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evince

Back 45

to display clearly, exhibit

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gambit

Back 46

risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain later advantage

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incendiary

Back 47

start fire or stir up rebellion, one who causes strife

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insatiable

Back 48

unable to be satisfied

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largesse

Back 49

generosity in giving

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murky

Back 50

dark and gloomy, unclear

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overt

Back 51

open, not hidden

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primordial

Back 52

developed or created at the very beginning, basic, original

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sacrilege

Back 53

improper treatment of something held sacred

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taciturn

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quiet

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talisman

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an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers

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utopian

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idealistic

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viscous

Back 57

gelatinous quality, hard to move