Vocab Flashcards
Banal
(Adj) hackneyed, trite, old, dull
Belabor
(V)
To work excessively
Eschew
(V)
To avoid, shun, keep away
Germane
(Adj)
Relevant, fitting, appropriate
Emulate
(V)
To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model.
Insatiable
(Adj)
So great or demanding as not to be satisfied.
Intransigent
(Adj)
Refusing to compromise.
Substantiate
(V)
To establish by evidence.
Temporize
(V)
To stall or act evasively in order to gain time. To postpone.
Arrogate
(V)
To take without right.
Devious
(Adj)
To wander or stray from a direct course. Acting in a shifty manner.
Avid
(Adj)
Intensely egar.
Desirous of something to the point of greed.
Coherent
(Adj)
Holding or sticking together. Connected.
Taciturn
(Adj)
habitually silent. Inclined to talk very little.
Congeal
(V)
To change from a liquid to a solid. Thicken. To make inflexible or rigid.
Invidious
(Adj)
Offensive, hateful intending to cause bitterness.
Largesse
(N)
Generosity in giving.
Reconnaissance
(N)
Any kind of preliminary inspection or examination.
Tenable
(Adj)
Capable of being held of defended. Justifiable.
Acquisitive
(Adj)
Able to retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property.
Accost
(V)
To approach and speak first, to confront in a challenging or aggressive way.
Animadversion
(N)
A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
Brackism
(Adj)
Having a salty taste and unpleasant
Celerity
(N)
Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action