Unit 1 definitions/ synonyms
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
