Vocab unit 1

Question 1

formal praise or tribute

n

Answer 1

encomium

Question 2

holding together, meaningful

Adj.

Answer 2

coherent

Question 3

to work on excessively

v

Answer 3

belabor

Question 4

to avoid

v

Answer 4

eschew

Question 5

able to get & retain info. or ideas
concerned w/ acquiring wealth/property

(adj)

Answer 5

acquisitive

Question 6

to imitate

v

Answer 6

emulate

Question 7

to take w/o right

v

Answer 7

arrogate

Question 8

trite, commonplace

adj

Answer 8

banal

Question 9

to change from liquid to solid, thicken

verb

Answer 9

congeal

Question 10

tending to find fault, especially in a nagging way
nagging criticism

Adj / N

Answer 10

carping

Question 11

to establish by evidence, prove

verb

Answer 11

substantiate

Question 12

to stall in order to gain time
to compromise

v

Answer 12

temporize

Question 13

generosity in giving

noun

Answer 13

largess

Question 14

capable of being held or defended

adj

Answer 14

tenable

Question 15

unable to satisfied

adj

Answer 15

inssatiable

Question 16

preliminary inspection

noun

Answer 16

reconnaissance

Question 17

relevaant or appropriate

adj

Answer 17

germane

Question 18

refusing to compromise

adj

Answer 18

intransigent

Question 19

inclined to talk very little, habitually quiet

adj

Answer 19

taciturn

Question 20

offensive, hatful
tending to cause bitterness/ resentment

adj

Answer 20

invidious