Week 1 Vocab

Question 1

Acquisitive

Answer 1

extremely interested in obtaining money

Question 2

arrogate

Answer 2

take or claim something without justification

Question 3

banal

Answer 3

boring

Question 4

belabor

Answer 4

argue in excessive detail

Question 5

carping

Answer 5

finding fault about trivial matters; hard to please

Question 6

coherent

Answer 6

logical and consistent

Question 7

congeal

Answer 7

solidify or coagulate

Question 8

emulate

Answer 8

to match or surpass, typically by imitation

Question 9

encomium

Answer 9

a speech or piece that praises someone or something highly

Question 10

eschew

Answer 10

to avoid habitually

Question 11

germane

Answer 11

closely related to the subject; relevant

Question 12

insatiable

Answer 12

impossible to satisfy

Question 13

intransigent

Answer 13

refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something

Question 14

invidious

Answer 14

likely to arouse or incur resentment in others

Question 15

largesse

Answer 15

generosity in bestowing others

Question 16

reconnaissance

Answer 16

preliminary surveying or research

Question 17

substantiate

Answer 17

provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

Question 18

taciturn

Answer 18

reserved (of a person)

Question 19

temporize

Answer 19

to act to suit the time or occasion

Question 20

tenable

Answer 20

able to be defended against attack or criticism