List 1

Question 1

Arrogate

(Ar-ro-gate)

Answer 1

(v.) to claim or take without right; steal

Question 2

Acquisitive

(Ac-quis-i-tive)

Answer 2

(adj.) able to retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property

Ex.) Greedy

Question 3

Carping

(Carp-ing)

Answer 3

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

(n.) petty, nagging criticism

Note: *carp is the noun form

Question 4

Congeal

(Con-geal)

Answer 4

(v.) to change from liquid to solid; to thicken; to make inflexible or rigid

Question 5

Encomium

(En-co-mi-um)

Answer 5

(n) a formal expression of praise; a lavish tribute

Ex.) A gold statue as tribute to someone is an encomium

Question 6

Eschew

(Uh-shoo)

Answer 6

(v) to avoid, shun, or keep away from

Question 7

Germane

(Ger-mane)

Answer 7

(adj) relevant; appropriate; apropos; fitting

Question 8

Intransigent

(In-tran-si-gent)

Answer 8

(adj) refusing to compromise; irreconcilable

Question 9

Invidious

(In-vid-i-ous)

Answer 9

(adj) offensive or hateful; tending to cause bitterness or resentment

Question 10

Largesse

(Lar-gesse)

Answer 10

(n) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contribution

Ex.) Giving to charity; calling an action largesse and giving largesse and gifts

Question 11

Reconnaissance

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Substantiate

Answer 12

(v) to establish by evidence; to give concrete or substantial form to

Question 13

Taciturn

(Ta-ci-turn)

Answer 13

(adj) habitually silent or quiet; inclined to talk very little

Ex.) quiet students

Question 14

Temporize

(Tem-po-rize)

Answer 14

(v) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

Question 15

Tenable

(Ten-able)

Answer 15

(adj) capable of being held or defended

Ex.) An idea can be tenable, but not something tangible