Monday, September 18, 2017

Fall vocab 3

coherent: logical and consistent


belabor :
argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.


eschew : 
deliberately avoid using


acquisitive : 
excessively interested in acquiring money or material things


emulate : 
match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.


banal : 
so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.


excoriation : 
censure or criticize severely


congeal :  
solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling


carping :  
difficult to please;


substantiate :  
provide evidence to support or prove the truth of


temporize :  
avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time


largesse  :  
generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others


tenable :  
able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection


insatiable :  
 impossible to satisfy


reconnaissance :  
military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features


germane :  
relevant to a subject under consideration


ramify :  
form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.


intransigent :  
unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.


taciturn : 
reserved or uncommunicative in speech


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