Words 1-22 Flashcards

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Holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

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Coherent (adj.)

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A formal expression of praise. A lavish tribute

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Encomium (n)

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To work excessively

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Belabor(v)

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To avoid. Shun. Keep away from

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Eschew(v)

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Able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property

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Acquisitive (adj)

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To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

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Emulate (v)

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To claim without right

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Arrogate(v)

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Hackneyed. Trite. Commonplace

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Banal (adj.)

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8
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A strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin

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Excoriation(n)

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9
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To change from liquid to solid; thicken;to make inflexible or rigid

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Congealed(v)

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10
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Tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way

Petty nagging criticism

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Carping (adj/n)

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To establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

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Substantiate (v)

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To stall or act evasively in order to gain time. Avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

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Temporize (v)

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13
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Generosity in giving lavish or bountiful contributions

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Largesse(n)

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14
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Capable of being held or defended

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Tenable (adj.)

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15
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So great or demanding that it can not be satisfied

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Insatiable(adj.)

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A survey made for military purposes any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

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Reconnaissance (n)

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Relevant appropriate apropos

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Germane(adj.)

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To divide and spread out like branches: to separate into divisions

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Ramify (v)

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Refusing to compromise irreconcilable

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Intransigent (adj.)

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Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

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Taciturn (adj.)

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Offensive hatful tending to cause bitterness and resentment

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Invidious (adj.)