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Thursday, September 15, 2016

vocab list #3

coherent  logical and consistent (of an argument, theory, or policy)

belabor  argue or elaborate in excessive detail

eschew deliberately avoid using

acquisitive  excessively interested in acquiring money or material things

 emulate match or surpass  typically by imitation

banal  lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

excoriation  harsh criticism

congeal  solidify or coagulate

substance   particular kind of matter with uniform properties

largesse  generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others

tenable  able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

insatiable  impossible to satisfy

reconnaissance   military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features

germane   relevant to a subject under consideration

ramify  form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out

intriansigent   unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something

tacitum reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little


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