Unit #1 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards

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