Sadlier-Oxford Level G - Unit 1

Elizabeth S. (United States of America)
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  1. acquisitive
    eager to attain and possess material possessions
  2. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  3. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  4. belabor
    beat soundly
  5. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  6. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  7. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  8. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  9. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  10. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  11. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  12. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  13. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  14. largesse
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  15. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
  16. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  17. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  18. temporize
    draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
  19. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
  20. acquisitive
    eager to attain and possess material possessions
  21. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  22. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  23. belabor
    beat soundly
  24. carp
    any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
  25. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  26. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  27. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  28. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  29. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  30. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  31. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  32. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  33. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  34. largesse
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  35. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
  36. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  37. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  38. temporize
    draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
  39. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
Created on Mon Aug 29 11:08:37 EDT 2011 (updated Wed Sep 21 15:31:47 EDT 2011)

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