Vocabulary Unit 1 Flashcards by keira quinn

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acquisitive

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eager to gain possessions or ideas (adj)

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arrogate

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to take or claim without right (v)

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banal

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lacking originality and freshness (adj)

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belabor

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explain or discuss more than necessary (v)

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carping

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complaining (n, v, adj)

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coherent

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meaningful, logical (adj)

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congeal

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harden, thicken (v)

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emulate

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to imitate, with hopes to equal or outdo (v)

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encomium

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expression of praise (n)

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eschew

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avoid (v)

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germane

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relevant (adj)

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insatiable

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impossible to satisfy (adj)

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intransigent

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stubborn (adj)

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invidious

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hateful (adj)

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largesse

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generous gift or donation (n)

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reconnaissance

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inspection of an area, mostly to gather military information (n)

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substantiate

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support with evidence (v)

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taciturn

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not talkative (adj)

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temporize

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delay, stall (v)

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tenable

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able to be defended (adj)

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greedy

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acquisitive

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assume

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arrogate

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common

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banal

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overelaborate

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belabor

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complaining

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carping

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logical

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coherent

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dry/set

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congeal

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copy

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emulate

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praise

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encomium

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avoid

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eschew

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relevant

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germane

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unquenchable

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insatiable

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stubborn

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intransigent

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hateful

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invidious

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charity

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largesse

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survey

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reconnaissance

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prove

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substantiate

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untalkative

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taciturn

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delay

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temporize

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defendable

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tenable