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Acquisitive
Able to remember or retain ideas/ concerned with acquiring wealth or property
Arrogate
To take without right
Banal
Commonplace or unoriginal
Belabor
To work on excessively/ to thrash soundly
Carping
finding fault in something/ nagging criticism
Coherent
Sticking together/ meaningful
Congeal
To change from liquid to solid/ to make inflexible or rigid
Emulate
To imitate with the purpose of surpassing the model
Encomium
A formal expression of praise or lavish tribute
Eschew
To avoid
Germane
Relevant/ fitting
Insatiable
So great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied
Intransigent
Refusing to compromise
Invidious
Offensive/ tending to cause bitterness and resentment
Largesse
generosity in giving/ lavish contribution
Reconnaissance
A survey made for military purposes/ any inspection or examination
Substantiate
To establish or prove by evidence
Taciturn
Habitually silent or quiet
Temporize
To stall to gain time/ to compromise
Tenable
Capable of being held or defended
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Vocab Unit 1
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Vocab Unit 1
Updated
2010-10-03T22:12:46Z
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