English Vocab 1 - 3

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acquisitive

Back 1

strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing

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arrogate

Back 2

to claim or seize without justification

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banal

Back 3

lacking originality

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belabor

Back 4

to attack verbally

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carping

Back 5

to find fault or complain constantly

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coherent

Back 6

logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated

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congeal

Back 7

to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold

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emulate

Back 8

to strive to equal or excel

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encomium

Back 9

glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise

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eschew

Back 10

to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds

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excoriation

Back 11

to wear off the skin of

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germane

Back 12

being at once relevant and appropriate

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insatiable

Back 13

incapable of being satisfied

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intransigent

Back 14

refusing to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude

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invidious

Back 15

tending to cause discontent

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largesse

Back 16

liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior

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ramify

Back 17

to split up into branches or constituent parts

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reconnaissance

Back 18

a preliminary survey to gain information

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substantiate

Back 19

to give substance or form to

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taciturn

Back 20

temperamentally disinclined to talk

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temporize

Back 21

to act to suit the time or occasion

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tenable

Back 22

capable of being held, maintained, or defended

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maelstrom

Back 23

a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius

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myopic

Back 24

nearsighted

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overt

Back 25

open to view

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pejorative

Back 26

having negative connotations

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propound

Back 27

to offer for discussion or consideration

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propriety

Back 28

the quality or state of being proper

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sacrilege

Back 29

a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation of what is sacred

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summarily

Back 30

done without delay or formality

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suppliant

Back 31

asking humbly and earnestly

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talisman

Back 32

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

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undulate

Back 33

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form

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accost

Back 34

to approach and speak to first

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animadversion

Back 35

a critical and usually censorious remark

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avid

Back 36

desirous to the point of greed

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brackish

Back 37

somewhat salty

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celerity

Back 38

swift

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covenant

Back 39

a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement

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devious

Back 40

out of the way

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gambit

Back 41

a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position

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halcyon

Back 42

calm or peaceful

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histrionic

Back 43

of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater

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incendiary

Back 44

deliberately setting or causing fires