Unit 1

Question 1

acquisitive

Answer 1

adj
able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
greedy

Question 2

arrogate

Answer 2

verb

to claim or take without right

Question 3

banal

Answer 3

adj
hackneyed, trite, commonplace
stale
opposite of fresh, original, new

Question 4

belabor

Answer 4

verb
to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
overwork

Question 5

carping

Answer 5

adj
tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way
noun
petty, nagging criticism
nit-picking

Question 6

coherent

Answer 6

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

Question 7

congeal

Answer 7

verb

to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid

Question 8

emulate

Answer 8

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

Question 9

encomium

Answer 9

noun
a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
eulogy

Question 10

eschew

Answer 10

verb
to avoid, shun, keep away from
steer clear of, forgo

Question 11

germane

Answer 11

adj
relevant, appropriate, fitting
pertinent

Question 12

insatiable

Answer 12

adj
so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
unquenchable, ravenous

Question 13

intransigent

Answer 13

adj
refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
uncompromising, unyielding

Question 14

invidious

Answer 14

adj
offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
malicious, spiteful

Question 15

largesse

Answer 15

noun

generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

Question 16

reconnaissance

Answer 16

noun
a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
exploration

Question 17

substantiate

Answer 17

verb
to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
confirm, validate, authenticate

Question 18

taciturn

Answer 18

adj

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

Question 19

temporize

Answer 19

verb
to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
dillydally, procrastinate

Question 20

tenable

Answer 20

adj
capable of being held or defended
defensible, justifiable, maintainable