Chapter 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
Arrogate
Verb
To claim or take without right
Acquisitive
Adjective
Able to get or retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
Banal
Adjective
Hackneyed, trite, commonplace
Belabor
Verb
To work on excessively;to thrash soundly
Carping
Adjective
Tending to find fault, especially in petty, nasty or hairsplitting way;
Noun
Petty nagging criticism
Congeal
Verb
To change from liquid to solid, thicken;to make inflexible or rigid.
Emulate
Verb
To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model.
Encomium
Noun
A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
Eschew
Verb
To avoid, shun, keep away from
Germane
Adjective
Relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
Insatiable
Adjective
So great or demanding as not to be satisfied
Intransigent
Adjective
Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
Invidious
Adjective
Offense, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
Largesse
Noun
Generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions.
Reconnaissance
Noun
A survey made for military purposes;any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
Substantiate
Verb
To establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
Taciturn
Adjective
Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
Temporize
Verb
To stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
Tenable
Adjective
Capable of being held or defended
Coherent
Adjective
Holding or sticking together, making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
