Vocab Unit 1

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encomium

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n. a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

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coherent

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

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belabor

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v. to work excessively; to thrash soundly

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eschew

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v. to avoid, shun, keep away from

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acquisitive

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

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emulate

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

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arrogate

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v. to claim or take without right

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banal

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adj. hackneyed, trite, commonplace

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excoriation

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

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congeal

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v. to change from liquid to solid, thicken

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carping

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

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substantiate

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

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temporize

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v. to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision

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largesse

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n. generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

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tenable

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adj. capable of being held or defended

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insatiable

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adj. so great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied

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reconnaissance

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

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germane

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adj. relevant, appropriate, apropos

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ramify

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v. to divide and spread out like branches; to separate into divisions

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taciturn

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adj. habitually silent or quite, inclined to talk very little

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invidious

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adj. offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

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intransigent

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adj. refusing to compromise, irreconcilable