Vocab set b

Question 1

able to get and retain ideas or information (adj)

Answer 1

acquisitive

Question 2

to work on excessivevly; to thrash soundly (v)

Answer 2

belabor

Question 3

tending to find a fault; petty, nagging (adj)

Answer 3

carping

Question 4

change from liquid to solid; thicken (v)

Answer 4

congeal

Question 5

to avoid, shun, keep away from (v)

Answer 5

eschew

Question 6

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied (adj)

Answer 6

insatiable

Question 7

generosity in giving; giving big (n)

Answer 7

largesse

Question 8

offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness (adj)

Answer 8

invidious

Question 9

habitually silent or quiet (adj)

Answer 9

tacitrum

Question 10

capable of being held or defended

Answer 10

tenable