Unit 1 definitions/ synonyms

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encomium (definiton)

(definition) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

reconnaissance (definition)

(definition) a survey made for military purposes; any kid of preliminary inspections or examination

acquisitive (definition)

(definition) able to get and retain information ideas; concerned with acquiring wealth or property

tenable (defintion)

(definition) capable of being held or defended

largesse (defintion)

(definition) generously in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

taciturn (defintion)

(definition) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

coherent (defintion)

(definition) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensive, meaningful

invidious (defintion)

(definition) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

intransigent (definition)

(definition) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

insatiable (defintion)

(definition) so great or demeaning as not to be satisfied

carping (defintion)

(definition) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; petty nagging criticism

eschew (defintion)

(definition) to avoid, shun, keep away from

congeal (defintion)

(definition) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid

arrogant (defintion)

(definition) to claim or take without right

substantiate (defintion)

(definition) to establish by survey, prove; to give concrete or substantiate form to

emulate (defintion)

(definition) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

temporize (definition)

(definition) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoids confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

belabor (definition)

(definition) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

germane (definition)

(defintion) relevant, apropos, appropriate, fitting

eschew (synonym)

(synonym) abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

arrogant (synonynm)

(synonym) commandeer, expropriate

substantiate (synonym)

(synonym) confirm, validate, authenticate

coherent (synonym)

(synonym) connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

emulate (synonym)

(synonym) copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to,

tenable (synonym)

(synonym) defensible, justifiable, maintainable

temporize (synonym)

(synonym) dilly dally, procrastinate

reconnaissance (synonym)

(synonym) exploration

acquisitive (synonym)

(synonym) greedy, avaricious, retentive

congeal (synonym)

(synonym) harden, jell, solidify

largesse (synonym)

(synonym) liberality, bounty

taciturn (synonym)

(synonym) light-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

invidious (synonym)

(synonym) malicous, spiteful, prejuducial, prejorative

carping (synonym)

(synonym) nit-picking, caviling

belabor (synonym)

(synonym) overwork

encomium (synonym)

(synonym) panegyric, eulogy

germane (synonym)

(synonym) pertinent

banal (synonym)

(synonym) stale, insipid

intransigent (synonym)

(synonym) uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

insatiable (synonym)

(synonym) unquenchable, ravenous

banal (definiton)

hackneyed, trite, commonplace


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