AP Literature Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards

5299415566	acquisitive adj.	able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property	0
5299415567	arrogate v.	to claim or take without right	1
5299415568	banal adj.	so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring	2
5299415569	belabor v.	to work on excessively; to thrash soundly	3
5299415570	carping adj. n.	-tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way -petty, nagging criticism	4
5299415571	coherent adj.	comprehensible, meaningful	5
5299415572	congeal v.	to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid	6
5299415573	emulate v.	to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model	7
5299415574	encomium n.	a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute	8
5299415575	eschew v.	to avoid, shun, keep away from	9
5299415576	germane adj.	relevant, appropriate, fitting	10
5299415577	insatiable adj.	so great or demanding as not to be satisfied	11
5299415578	intransigent adj.	refusing to compromise, irreconcilable	12
5299415579	invidious adj.	offensive, hateful	13
5299415580	largesse n.	generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions	14
5299415581	reconnaissance n.	a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination	15
5299415582	substantiate v.	to establish by evidence, prove	16
5299415583	taciturn adj.	habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very litlte	17
5299415584	temporize v.	to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision	18
5299415585	tenable adj.	capable of being held or defended	19