Unit 1

Question 1

Acquisitive

Answer 1

(Adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property.
Synonyms: Greedy, avaricious, retentive
Antonyms: Altruistic

Question 2

Arrogate

Answer 2

(V.) To claim or take without right
Synonyms: Expropriate, commandeer
Antonyms: Renounce, abdicate, abandon

Question 3

Banal

Answer 3

(Adj.) Hackneyed, trite, commonplace
Synonyms: Stale, insipid
Antonyms: Fresh, original, new

Question 4

Belabor

Answer 4

(V.) To work on excessively; to thrash soundly
Synonym: Overwork

Question 5

Carping

Answer 5

(Adj.) Tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way;
(N.) Petty, nagging criticism
Synonyms: (Adj.) Nit-picking, caviling
Antonyms: (Adj.) Approving, uncritical

Question 6

Coherent

Answer 6

(Adj.) Holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
Synonyms: Connected, unified, consistent, cohesive
Antonyms: Muddled, chaotic, disjointed

Question 7

Congeal

Answer 7

(V.) To change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
Synonyms: Harden, jell, solidify
Antonyms: Liquefy

Question 8

Emulate

Answer 8

(V.) To imitate with the intent of equating or surpassing the model
Synonyms: Copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

Question 9

Encomium

Answer 9

(N.) A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
Synonyms: Panegyric, eulogy
Antonyms: Condemnation, castigation, criticism

Question 10

Eschew

Answer 10

(V.) To avoid, shun, keep away from
Synonyms: Abstain from, steer clear of, forgo
Antonyms: Embrace, adopt