Vocab Unit1

Question 1

(adj.) Acquisitive

Answer 1

(e KWIZ e tiv) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property

SYN : Greedy , avaricious , retentive
ANT : altruistic

Question 2

(v.) arrogate

Answer 2

(A re gat) to claim or take without right

Question 3

(adj.) banal

Answer 3

(be NAL) hackneyed, trite, commonplace

SYN : stale , insipid
ANT : fresh , original , new

Question 4

(v.) belabor

Answer 4

(bi LA ber) to work on excessively; to thrash around soundly

Question 5

(adj.) carping

Answer 5

(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

Question 6

(adj.) coherent

Answer 6

(co HER ent) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

SYN : connected , unified , consistent , cohesive
ANT : muddled , chaotic , disjointed

Question 7

(v.) congeal

Answer 7

(ken JEL) to change from liquid to solid, to make inflexible or rigid

SYN : harden , jell , solidify
ANT : liquefy

Question 8

(v.) emulate

Answer 8

(EM ye lat) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

SYN : copy , mimic , rival , match , measure up to
ANT : none

Question 9

(n.) encomium

Answer 9

(en KO me em) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

SYN : panegyric , eulogy , praise
ANT : condemnation , castigation , criticism

Question 10

(v.) eschew

Answer 10

(es CHU) to avoid, shun, keep away from

SYN : abstain from , steer clear of , forgo
ANT : embrace , adopt

Question 11

(adj.) germane

Answer 11

(jer MAN) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

SYN : pertinent , relevant
ANT : irrelevant , extraneous , inappropriate

Question 12

(adj.) intransigent

Answer 12

(in TRAN se jent) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

SYN : uncompromising , unyielding , obdurate
ANT : lukewarm , halfhearted , yielding

Question 13

(n.) largesse

Answer 13

(lar JES) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

SYN : liberality , bounty
ANT : stinginess , miserliness , niggardliness

Question 14

(adj.) insatiable

Answer 14

(in SA she bel) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

SYN : unquenchable , ravenous
ANT : satiable , satisfied

Question 15

(adj.) invidious

Answer 15

(in VID e es) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

SYN : malicious , spiteful , prejudicial , pejorative
ANT : flattering, ameliorative

Question 16

(n.) reconnaissance

Answer 16

(ri KAN e sens) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

SYN : exploration
ANT : none

Question 17

(v.) substantiate

Answer 17

(seb STAN she at) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

SYN : confirm , validate , authenticate
ANT : refute , disprove , invalidate

Question 18

(adj.) taciturn

Answer 18

(tas e tern) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

SYN : tight-lipped , uncommunicative , laconic
ANT : garrulous , loquacious , prolix , verbose

Question 19

(v.) temporize

Answer 19

(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

Question 20

(adj.) tenable

Answer 20

(ten e bel) capable of being held or defended

SYN : defensible , justifiable , maintainable
ANT : indefensible , unjustifiable