Vocab 1 group A

Question 0

Coherent

Answer 0

(adj.) ko ‘her ent
Holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensive, meaningful
“a coherent explanation”

Question 1

Encomium

Answer 1

(n.) en ‘ko mi um
A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
“the encomium due to the brave”

Question 2

Belabor

Answer 2

(v.) bi ‘la bor
Work excessively; to thrash soundly
“belabor the obvious”

Question 3

Eschew

Answer 3

(v.) es ‘chu
Avoid, shun, keep away from
“Eschew bad habits”

Question 4

Acquisitive

Answer 4

(Adj.) a ‘kwiz e tiv
Able to get and to retain ideas or info; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
“An acquisitive society”

Question 5

Emulate

Answer 5

(v.) ‘em ye lat

To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model.

Question 6

Arrogate

Answer 6

(v.) ‘a ro gat
To claim or take without right
“Arrogate royal privileges to themselves”

Question 7

Banal

Answer 7

(Adj.) be ‘nal
Hackneyed, trite, commonplace
“banal dialogue”

Question 8

Excoriation

Answer 8

(n.) ek ‘skor e a shen
A strong denunciation; the act or sate of stripping or wearing off skin
“a violent excoriation of the traitor”

Question 9

Congeal

Answer 9

(v.) ken ‘jel
To change from liquid to solid thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
“As the drop of the blood slowly congealed”

Question 10

Carping

Answer 10

(Adj.) ‘kar ping
Tending to find fault especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way, (n) petty, nagging criticism
“the carping if the critics”