Vocab Words 1-20

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acquisitive

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adj.
able to get and retain ideas or information;concerned with acquiring wealth or property
synonyms: greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive

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arrogate

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verb
to claim or take without right
synonyms: expropriate, usurp, commander

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banal

Back 3

adj
hackneyed, trite, commonplace
synonyms: stale, insipid

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belabor

Back 4

verb
to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
synonyms: overwork

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carping

Back 5

adj
tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n) petty, nagging criticism
synonyms (adj): pit-picking, caviling

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coherent

Back 6

adj
holding or sticking together; making a logical whole, comprehensible, meaningful
synonyms: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

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congeal

Back 7

v
to change from liquid to solid; to make inflexible or rigid
synonyms:harden, jell, coagulate, solidify

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emulate

Back 8

verb
to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
synonyms: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

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encomium

Back 9

n
a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
synonyms: panxgryric, eulogy, commendation

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eschew

Back 10

v
to avoid, sun, keep away from
synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

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germane

Back 11

adj
relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
synonyms: pertinent

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insatiable

Back 12

adj.
so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
synonyms: unquenchable, revenues, voracious

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intransigent

Back 13

adj.
refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

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invidious

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adj.
offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

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largesse

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n
generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
synonyms: liberality, munificence, bounty

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reconnaissance

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n
a survey made for military purpose; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
synonyms: scouting expedition

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substantiate

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v
to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
synonyms: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate

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tactiturn

Back 18

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

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temporize

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v
to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, aviod a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
synonyms: hedge, dillydally, procrastinating

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teable

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adj
capable of being held of defended
synonyms:defensible, justifiable, maintainable