Thursday, September 15, 2016

Vocabulary #3

Coherent-logical and consistent

Belabor-argue or elaborate in excessive detail

Eschew-deliberately avoid using;abstain from

Acquisitive-excessively interested in acquiring money or material things

Emulate- match or surpass,typically by imitation

Banal-so lacking in orignality

Excoriation-is a harsh criticism

Congeal-solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.

Carping-difficult to please; critical

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-(of an appetite or desire) 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-(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

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