AP English Unit 1 Terms
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Sunnykisses251 on October 3, 2011
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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, stale |
| belabor | to work on excessively; to thrash soundly; to overwork |
| carping | tending to find fault; petty, nagging criticism |
| coherent | holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible; meaningful |
| congeal | to solidify; to thicken; to harden; to jell |
| emulate | to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model; to copy; rival; measure up to |
| encomium | a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute |
| eschew | to avoid, shun, keep away from, abstain from |
| germane | relevant, appropriate, apropos, pertinent |
| insatiable | unable to be satisfied, unquenchable, ravenous, voracious |
| intransigent | refusing to compromise, obdurate; close-minded |
| invidious | offensive, hateful, prejudicial, malicious; tending to cause bitterness and resentment |
| largesse | generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions; munificence; bounty |
| reconnaissance | a survey made for military purposes; or any kind of preliminary inspection/examination |
| substantiate | to establish by evidence, prove, verify |
| taciturn | habitually silent, inclined to talk very little |
| temporize | to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to procrastinate |
| tenable | capable of being held or defended; justifiable; maintainable |
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