Vocab Unit 1 LEVEL G, REVISED TO PAIR WITH PREDICTION WORKSHEET

Vocab Unit 1 LEVEL G, REVISED TO PAIR WITH PREDICTION WORKSHEET

acquisitive (adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property; greedy

arrogate (v.) to claim or take without right, lay claim to, seize

banal (adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace; boring because it contains nothing new and lacks originality Synonyms: corny, unoriginal, bland, dull, boring, stale, stupid, insipid

belabor (v.) to work on excessively, to thrash soundly; overwork

carping (adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty nagging; criticism

coherent (adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

congeal (v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid

emulate (v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model; copy, mimic

encomium (n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

eschew (v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from

Day 2

germane (adj.) relevant, appropriate, fitting

insatiable (adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

intransigent (adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

invidious (adj.) offensive, hateful, tending to cause bitterness and resentment

largesse (adj.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

reconnaisance (n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination Synonym: scouting expedition

substantiate (v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to; verify; confirm

taciturn (adj.) habitually quiet or silent; inclined to talk very little; quiet

temporize (v) To stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation. or postpone a decision

tenable (adj.) capable of being held or defended; defensible