Vocab1 Flashcards
Arrogate
To claim or take without right
Usurp
Acquisitive
(Adj) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
Greedy
Banal
(Adj) hackneyed, trite, commonplace
Stale, insipid
Belabor
Overwork
Carping
Tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way
Petty, nagging critism
Coherent
Holding or sticking together
Congeal
To change from liquid to solid, thicken, to make inflexible or rigid
Emulate
To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
Encomium
A formal expression of phrase , a lavish tribute
Eulogy, commendation
Eschew
To avoid, shun, keep away from
Germane
Relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
Insatiable
So great or demanding as not to be satisfied
Intransigent
Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
Invidious
Offensive, hateful, tending to cause bitterness and resentment
Malicious, spiteful, pejorative
Largess
Generosity in giving, lavish or bountiful contributions
Liberality, bounty, munificence
Reconnaissance
A survey made for military purposes, any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
Scouting expedition
Substantiate
To establish by evidence, prove, to give concrete or substantial form to
Verify, confirm, validate, authenticate
Taciturn
Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little.
Uncommunicative, laconic
Temporize
To stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision, to compromise
Hedge, dilly dally, procrastinate
Tenable
Capable of being held or defended
Defensive, justifiable, maintainable
