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Focus on the goal. Voc. Unit 1 Ms. B. Wulchak

Focus on the goal. Voc. Unit 1 Ms. B. Wulchak. Acquisitive. (adj.) wanting to get, acquire, retain ideas, information, wealth Synonyms: greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive. She has an acquisitive nature; she wants more and more information. Arrogate.

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Focus on the goal. Voc. Unit 1 Ms. B. Wulchak

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  1. Focus on the goal.Voc. Unit 1 Ms. B. Wulchak

  2. Acquisitive (adj.) wanting to get, acquire, retain ideas, information, wealth Synonyms: greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive She has an acquisitive nature; she wants more and more information.

  3. Arrogate • (verb) to claim or take without right • Synonyms: expropriate, usurp, commandeer The club president arrogated to herself the decision of how to spend the money.

  4. Banal • (Adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace • Synonyms: stale, insipid • Routine lessons will become commonplace, mundane, and banal . • Most daily chores and tasks are banal.

  5. Belabor • (verb) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly, go over repeatedly • Synonym: overwork Do we need tobelaborthe point, and restate again and again the dangers of second hand smoke?

  6. Carping • (adj./noun) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way. • Synonyms: nit-picking, caviling His petty, nagging, carping remarks are irritating.

  7. Coherent • (adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole. • Synonyms: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive. He made a very logical and coherent argument in court.

  8. Congeal • (verb) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible. • Synonyms: harden, jell, coagulate, solidify Hot liquid jello congeals in the refrigerator.

  9. Emulate • (verb) to imitate with the intent to copy and surpass • Synonyms: copy, mimic, rival, match measure up to He emulates his father, and hopes to be a great dad someday.

  10. Encomium • (noun) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute • Synonym: panegyric, eulogy, commendation The warm, lavish praise and encomium she received was quite flattering.

  11. Eschew • (verb) to shun, avoid, keep away from • Synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo Eschewgoing to a party with a dangerous crowd.

  12. Excoriation • (noun) cutting or wearing away of the skin; denunciation, cutting down • Synonyms: severe criticism On the news we heard of former President Carter’s excoriation of the government’s slow and inadequate response after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Aug. 28, 2005.

  13. Germane • (adj.) Relevant appropriate, apropos, fitting • Synonyms: pertinent, related In class we heard a discussion that was germane and related to the topic.

  14. Insatiable • (adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied. • Synonyms: unquenchable, ravenous, voracious All the water did not quench their insatiable thirsts.

  15. Intransigent • (adj.) refusing to compromise. • Synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate (stubborn) He was intransigent, stubborn, and not able to be persuaded. We could not get ideas across to the mule.

  16. Invidious • (adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment • Synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative Her invidiousremarks were filled with evil.

  17. Largesse • (noun) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions • Synonyms: liberality, munificence, bounty Bill Gates is known for his generosity and largesse. He has donated huge sums of money for AIDS research.

  18. Ramify • (verb) to branch out and affect, to have consequences What are the ramifications of ignoring environmental concerns?

  19. Reconnaissance • (noun) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination. • Synonym: a scouting expedition The military unit engaged in a reconnaissance mission of scouting ahead.

  20. (verb) to establish by evidence, prove; give concrete or substantial form to Synonyms: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate Substantiate • Michael Phelps held up his gold medals to substantiate that he had won 8 events in the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

  21. Taciturn • (adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little. • Synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic He tends to be an uncommunicative, quiet, taciturn young man.

  22. Temporize • (verb) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision ; to compromise • Synonyms: hedge, dillydally, procrastinate The teacher cautioned us to Not temporize and delay for time by putting off projects and assignments.

  23. Tenable • (adj.) capable of being held or defended • Synonyms: defensible, justifiable, maintainable Some old theories are no longer tenable and defensible.

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