Vocab Week 1 Flashcards

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To claim or take without right

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Arrogate

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Able to get and retain ideas or information; greedy

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acquisitive

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2
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Commonplace; unoriginal

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Banal

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3
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To work on excessively; overwork

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Belabor

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4
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Megan criticism; nitpicking; harping

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Carping

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5
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Holding are sticking together; connected

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Coherent

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6
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To change from liquid to solid; to thicken or harden

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Congeal

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To imitate, copy, or mimic

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Emulate

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A formal expression of praise

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Encomium

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9
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To avoid, shun, or keep away

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Eschew

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10
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Relevant, appropriate, or fitting

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Germane

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So great or demanding as to not be satisfied

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Insatiable

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12
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Refusing to compromise

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Intransigent

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13
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Offensive or hateful

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Invidious

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14
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Bountiful contributions

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largesse

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15
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Any kind of preliminary inspection or examination (military)

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Reconnaissance

16
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To establish by evidence or prove

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Substantiate

17
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Silent or quiet; inclined to talk very little

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Taciturn

18
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To stall her act in order to gain time

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Temporize

19
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Capable of being held or defended

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Tenable