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Vocab Level G (Chap 1)
Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Book
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Language - English
11th Grade
09/30/2010

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Term
Acquisitive
Definition
ADJ
able to get ideas or information; greedy
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Arrogate
Definition
V
to take or claim without the right
Term
Banal
Definition
Dull; Stale
Term
Belabor
Definition
V
to work on excessively; to work hard
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Carping
Definition
ADJ
tending to find fault; nagging

N
Petty
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Coherent
Definition
ADJ
cohesive; holding or sticking together
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Congeal
Definition
V
to harden or thicken; to change from liquid to solid
Term
Emulate
Definition
V
to imitate
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Encomium
Definition
N
a formal expression of praise; eulogy
Term
Eschew
Definition
V
to shun or rebuke; to avoid
Term
Germane
Definition
ADJ
fitting; appropriate
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Insatiable
Definition
ADJ
unquenchable; impossible to satisfy
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Intransigent
Definition
ADJ
unable to get across to the person;refusing to compromise
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Invidious
Definition
ADJ
malicious; offensive; hateful
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Largesse
Definition
N
generosity in giving in large amounts
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Reconnaissance
Definition
N
a survey made for military purposes
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Substantiate
Definition
V
to establish by evidence; to prove
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Taciturn
Definition
ADJ
habitually silent or quiet
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Temporize
Definition
V
to stall
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Tenable
Definition
ADJ
capable to be held or defended
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