Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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Acquisitive (adj.)

A

Able to get ideas or info

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2
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Arrogate (v.)

A

Take without right

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3
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Banal (adj.)

A

Plain

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4
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Belabor (v.)

A

Overworked

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5
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Carping (adj.)

A

Tending to find fault

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6
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Coherent (adj.)

A

Hold/stick together

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7
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Congeal (v.)

A

Liquid to thick solid

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8
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Emulate (v.)

A

Copy or be better then someone/something

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9
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Encomium (n.)

A

Formal expression/praise

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10
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Eschew (v.)

A

To avoid/shun

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11
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Germane (adj.)

A

Relevant

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12
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Insatiable (adj.)

A

great but not satisfied

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13
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Intransigent (adj.)

A

Refusing to compromise

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14
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Invidious (adj.)

A

Offensive

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15
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largesse (n.)

A

Generous/giving

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16
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Reconnaissance (n.)

A

Survey for military

17
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Substantiate (v.)

A

To prove

18
Q

Taciturn (adj.)

A

Quiet

19
Q

Temporize (v.)

A

To stall

20
Q

Tenable (adj.)

A

Easy to defend