Chapter 1 Vocabulary -- write word and part of speech -- write definition -- write example

Chapter 1 Vocabulary-- write word and part of speech-- write definition-- write example

acquisitive (adj) • Able to get and retain details or information • Concerned with acquiring wealth or property

arrogate (v) • To claim or take without right

banal (adj) • Hackneyed, commonplace, corny

belabor (v) • To explain, worry about, or work at something excessively • To thrash or beat vigorously

carping (adj/n) • Tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way • 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

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

eschew (v) • To avoid, shun, keep away from

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 (n) • Generosity in giving • Lavish or bountiful contributions

reconnaissance (n) • A survey made for military purposes • Any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

substantiate (v) • To establish by evidence, prove • To give concrete or substantial form to

taciturn (adj) • Habitually silent or quiet • Inclined to talk very little

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

tenable (adj) • Capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute