Vocab Unit1 Flashcards
(adj.) Acquisitive
(e KWIZ e tiv) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
SYN : Greedy , avaricious , retentive
ANT : altruistic
(v.) arrogate
(A re gat) to claim or take without right
(adj.) banal
(be NAL) hackneyed, trite, commonplace
SYN : stale , insipid
ANT : fresh , original , new
(v.) belabor
(bi LA ber) to work on excessively; to thrash around soundly
(adj.) carping
(KAR pin) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism
SYN : nit-picking , caviling
ANT : approving , uncritical
(adj.) coherent
(co HER ent) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
SYN : connected , unified , consistent , cohesive
ANT : muddled , chaotic , disjointed
(v.) congeal
(ken JEL) to change from liquid to solid, to make inflexible or rigid
SYN : harden , jell , solidify
ANT : liquefy
(v.) emulate
(EM ye lat) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
SYN : copy , mimic , rival , match , measure up to
ANT : none
(n.) encomium
(en KO me em) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
SYN : panegyric , eulogy , praise
ANT : condemnation , castigation , criticism
(v.) eschew
(es CHU) to avoid, shun, keep away from
SYN : abstain from , steer clear of , forgo
ANT : embrace , adopt
(adj.) germane
(jer MAN) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
SYN : pertinent , relevant
ANT : irrelevant , extraneous , inappropriate
(adj.) intransigent
(in TRAN se jent) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
SYN : uncompromising , unyielding , obdurate
ANT : lukewarm , halfhearted , yielding
(n.) largesse
(lar JES) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
SYN : liberality , bounty
ANT : stinginess , miserliness , niggardliness
(adj.) insatiable
(in SA she bel) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
SYN : unquenchable , ravenous
ANT : satiable , satisfied
(adj.) invidious
(in VID e es) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
SYN : malicious , spiteful , prejudicial , pejorative
ANT : flattering, ameliorative
(n.) reconnaissance
(ri KAN e sens) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
SYN : exploration
ANT : none
(v.) substantiate
(seb STAN she at) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
SYN : confirm , validate , authenticate
ANT : refute , disprove , invalidate
(adj.) taciturn
(tas e tern) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
SYN : tight-lipped , uncommunicative , laconic
ANT : garrulous , loquacious , prolix , verbose
(v.) temporize
(TEM pe riz) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
SYN : dillydally , procrastinate
ANT : none
(adj.) tenable
(ten e bel) capable of being held or defended
SYN : defensible , justifiable , maintainable
ANT : indefensible , unjustifiable
