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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Vocabulary List #3

Coherent -
(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
Belabor - argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
Eschew - deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Acquisitive - excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
Emulate - match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
Banal - so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Excoriation - 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 - money or gifts given generously.
Tenable -
able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
Insatiable - (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
Reconnaissance - preliminary surveying or research.
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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