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Vocabulary Worshop Level G Unit 1
A Study Guide to Unit 1
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Language - English
9th Grade
10/05/2009

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acqusitive
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(adj.) able to get and retain ideas/info
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arrogate
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(verb) to claim without right
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banal
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(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commomplace
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belabor
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(verb) to work on excessivly
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carping
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(adj.) tending to find fault
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coherent
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(adj) holding or sticking together
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congeal
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(verb) to change from liquid to solid, thicken
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emulate
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(verb) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing
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encomium
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(noun) a formla expression of praise
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eschew
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(verb) to avoid, shun
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germane
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(adj) relevant, appropriate, aprops, fitting
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insatiable
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(adj) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
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intransigent
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(adj) refusing to compromise
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invidious
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offensive, hateful, tending to cause bitterness and remorse
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largesse
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(noun) generosity in giving
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reconnaissance
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(noun) a survey made for military puposes
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taciturn
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(adj.) habitually silent or quiet
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temporize
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(verb) to stall or act evasively
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tenable
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(adj.) capable of being held or defended
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substantiate
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(verb) to establish evidence, prove, give concrete or substantial form to
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