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English 111

English 111. Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary, Unit 1 Hannah Burwell. acquisitive. (adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property Synonyms: greedy, avaricious. arrogate. (v.) to claim or take without right Synonyms: expropriate, usurp, commandeer.

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English 111

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  1. English 111 Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary, Unit 1 Hannah Burwell

  2. acquisitive • (adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property • Synonyms: greedy, avaricious

  3. arrogate • (v.) to claim or take without right • Synonyms: expropriate, usurp, commandeer

  4. banal • (adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace • Synonyms: stale, insipid

  5. belabor • (v.) to work on excessively, to thrash soundly • Synonyms: overwork

  6. carping • (adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n) petty, nagging criticism • Synonyms: nit-picking, caviling

  7. coherent • (adj.) holding or sticking together, making a logical whole, meaningful • Synonyms: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

  8. congeal • (v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible • Synonyms: harden, jell, coagulate, solidify

  9. emulate • (v.) to imitate with intent of equaling or surpassing the model • Synonyms: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up

  10. encomium • (n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute • Synonyms: panegyric, eulogy, commendation

  11. eschew • (v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from • Synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

  12. germane • (adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting • Synonyms: pertinent

  13. insatiable • (adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied • Synonyms: unquenchable, ravenous, voracious

  14. intransigent • (adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable • Synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

  15. invidious • (adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment • Synonyms: malicious, spiteful. Prejudicial, pejorative

  16. largesse • (n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions • Synonyms: liberality, munificence, bounty

  17. reconnaissance • (n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination • Synonyms: scouting, expedition

  18. substantiate • (v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to • Synonyms: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate

  19. taciturn • (adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little • Synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

  20. temporize • (v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise • Synonyms: hedge, dillydally, procrastinate

  21. tenable • (adj.) capable of being held or defended • Synonyms: defensible, justifiable, maintainable

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