unit 1 vocab

Question 1

acquisitive

Answer 1

(adj) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
synonyms: greedy, retentive
antonyms: altruistic

Question 2

arrogate

Answer 2

(v) to claim or take without rights
synonyms: commandeer
antonyms: abandon, renounce

Question 3

banal

Answer 3

(adj) hackneyed, trite, commonplace
synonyms: stale, insipid, boring
antonyms: fresh, original, new

Question 4

belabor

Answer 4

(v) to work 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) nitpicking, 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
antonyms: muddled, chaotic, disjointed

Question 7

congeal

Answer 7

(v) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
synonyms: harden, solidify
antonyms: liquefy

Question 8

emulate

Answer 8

(v) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
synonyms: copy, rival, match

Question 9

encomium

Answer 9

(n) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
synonyms: eulogy, panegyric
antonyms: condemnation, criticism

Question 10

eschew

Answer 10

(v) to avoid, shun, keep away from
synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of
antonyms: embrace, adopt

Question 11

germane

Answer 11

(adj) relevant, appropriate, fitting
synonym: pertinent
antonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, innappropriate

Question 12

insatiable

Answer 12

(adj) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
synonyms: unquenchable, ravenous

Question 13

intransigent

Answer 13

(adj) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
synonyms: unyielding, uncompromising
antonyms: halfhearted, yielding, lukewarm

Question 14

invidious

Answer 14

(adj) offensive, hurtful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
synonyms: malicious, spiteful, pejorative
antonyms: flattering, ameliorative

Question 15

largesse

Answer 15

(n) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
synonyms: liberality, bounty
antonyms: stinginess, miserliness

Question 16

reconnaissance

Answer 16

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

Question 17

substantiate

Answer 17

(v) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
synonyms: confirm, validate, authenticate
antonyms: refute, disprove, invalidate

Question 18

taciturn

Answer 18

(adj) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic
antonyms: verbose, loudmouthed, loquacious

Question 19

temporize

Answer 19

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

Question 20

tenable

Answer 20

(adj) capable of being held or defended
synonyms: defensible, justifiable
antonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable