unit 1 vocab Flashcards

1
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acquisitive

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able to get and retain new ideas and information; concerned with acquiring wealth and property

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2
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arrogate

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to claim or take without right

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3
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banal

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hackneyed, trite, commonplace

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belabor

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to work on excessively, thrash soundly

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carping

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tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, and hairsplitting way

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coherent

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holding or sticking together, making a logical whole, meaningful and comprehensible

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congeal

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to change from liquid to solid, make inflexible or rigid

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emulate

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imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

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encomium

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a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

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eschew

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to avoid, shun, keep away from

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germane

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relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

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insatiable

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so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

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intransigent

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refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

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invidious

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offensive, hateful, tending to cause bitterness and resentment

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largesse

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generosity in giving, lavish or bountiful contributions

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16
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reconnaissance

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survey made for military purposes, any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

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substantiate

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to establish by evidence, prove, to give concrete or substantial form to

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taciturn

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habitually silent or quiet; inclined to talk very little

19
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temporize

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

20
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tenable

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capable of being held or defended