Vocab Unit 1

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lar-'gesse

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n- generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

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be-'la-ber

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v.-to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

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'tac-i-turn

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adj- habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

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'car-ping

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adj- tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty , or hairsplitting way
n.- petty, nagging critisism

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con-'geal

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v.- to change from liquid to solid, thickin, to make inflexible or ridgid

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in-'tran-si-gent

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adj- refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

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'em-u-late

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v.- to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

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en-'co-mi-um

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n.- a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

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'ram-i-fy

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v.-to divide and spread out like branches, to seperate into divisions

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'tem-por-ize

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v.- to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontatipon, or postpone a decision; to compromise

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re-'conn-ai-ssance

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n.- a survey made for millitary purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

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es-'chew

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v.- to avoid, shun, keep away from

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ex-'cor-i-a-tion

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n.- a strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin

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a-'quis-i-tive

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

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in-'sa-tia-ble

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adj- so great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied

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in-'vid-i-ous

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adj.- offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness or resentment

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'ten-a-ble

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adj- capable of being held or defended

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ger-'mane

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adj- relevent, apropriate. apropos

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co-'her-ent

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

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sub-'stan-tiate

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

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'a-rro-gate

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v.- to claim or take without right

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ba-'nal

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hacknetyed, trite, commonplace