Vocab Workshop Level G- Unit One

Terms	Definitions
acquisitive	able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
arrogate	to claim or take without right
banal	hackneyed, trite, commonplace
belabor	to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
carping	tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; petty, nagging criticism
coherent	holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
congeal	(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
emulate	to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
encomium	(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
eschew	(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from
germane	(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
insatiable	so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
intransigent	refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
invidious	(adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
largesse	generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
reconnaissance	a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
substantiate	to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
taciturn	habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
temporize	to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
tenable	(adj.) capable of being held or defended

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