2906580873 | acquisitive | (adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property synonyms: greedy, retentive | ![]() | 0 |
2906583493 | arrogate | (v.) to claim or take without right synonyms: usurp, seize, commandeer | 1 | |
2906589497 | belabor | (v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly synonyms: overwork, blow out of proportion | 2 | |
2906590558 | carping | (adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism synonyms: nit-picking, complaining, whining | ![]() | 3 |
2906592609 | coherent | (adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful synonyms: connected, reasonable, logical | 4 | |
2906594707 | congeal | (v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid synonyms: harden, jell, solidify | ![]() | 5 |
2906595947 | emulate | (v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model synonyms: copy, mimic, measure up to | 6 | |
2906599191 | encomium | (n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute synonyms: accolade, tribute, testimonial | 7 | |
2906602841 | eschew | (v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from synonyms: forgo, steer clear of, abstain from | ![]() | 8 |
2906604098 | germane | (adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting synonyms: pertinent, apt, suitable, applicable | 9 | |
2906605955 | insatiable | (adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied synonyms: voracious, ravenous, unquenchable | 10 | |
2906608970 | intransigent | (adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obstinate, stubborn | 11 | |
2906616157 | invidious | (adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment synonyms: unfair, discriminatory, spiteful, malicious | ![]() | 12 |
2906619148 | largesse | (n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions synonyms: kindness, generosity, charity | 13 | |
2906621057 | reconnaissance | (n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination synonyms: survey, exploration, inspection, observation | 14 | |
2906623009 | substantiate | (v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to synonyms: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate | 15 | |
2906626666 | taciturn | (adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little synonyms: untalkative, quiet, secretive | 16 | |
2906628741 | temporize | (v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise synonyms: dillydally, procrastinate, delay | 17 | |
2906631995 | tenable | (adj.) capable of being held or defended synonyms: justifiable, defensible, supportable, arguable | 18 | |
2911776191 | banal | (adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace | 19 |
Unit #1 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards
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