Unit 1 Definitions

intransigent (definition)

(adj) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

acquisitive (definition)

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

carping (antonyms)

(adj.) approving, uncritical

tenable (definition)

(adj.) capable of being held or defended

taciturn (definition)

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

banal (definition)

(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace

coherent (definition)

(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

carping (synonyms)

(adj.) nit-picking, caviling

invidious (definition)

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

germane (definition)

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

insatiable (definition)

(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

carping (definition)

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

reconnaissance (definition)

(n.) a survey made for military purposes, any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

encomium (definition)

(n.) formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

largesse (definition)

(n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

eschew (definition)

(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from

congeal (definition)

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

arrogate (definition)

(v.) to claim or take without right

substantiate (definition)

(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

emulate (definition)

(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling of surpassing the model

temporize (definition)

(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

belabor (definition)

(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

eschew (synonyms)

abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

acquisitive (antonyms)

altruistic, unretentive

invidious (antonyms)

complimentary, flattering, ameliorative

encomium (antonyms)

condemnation, castigation, criticism

coherent (synonyms)

connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

emulate (synonyms)

copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

tenable (synonyms)

defensible, justifiable, maintainable

eschew (antonyms)

embrace, adopt

arrogate (synonyms)

expropriate, usurp, commandeer

banal (antonyms)

fresh, novel, original, new

taciturn (antonyms)

garrulous, loquacious, invalidate

acquisitive (synonyms)

greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive

congeal (synonyms)

harden, jell, coagulate, solidify

temporize (synonyms)

hedge, dillydally, procrastinate

tenable (antonyms)

indefensible, unjustifiable

germane (antonyms)

irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate

largesse (synonyms)

liberality, munificence, bounty

intransigent (antonyms)

lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding

invidious (synonyms)

malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

congeal (antonyms)

melt, liquefy

coherent (antonyms)

muddled, chaotic, disjointed

belabor (synonym)

overwork

encomium (synonyms)

panegyric, eulogy, commendation

germane (synonym)

pertinent

substantiate (antonyms)

refute, disprove, invalidate

arrogate (antonyms)

relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon

reconnaissance (synonym)

scouting expedition

banal (synonyms)

stale, insipid

largesse (antonyms)

stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness

taciturn (synonyms)

tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

intransigent (synonyms)

uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

insatiable (synonyms)

unquenchable, ravenous, voracios

substantiate (synonyms)

verify, confirm, validate, authenticate