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Unit One Level G

AB
substantiateTo establish by evidence; to give concrete or substantial form to (Syn) Verify, confirm, validate (Ant) Refute, disprove, invalidate
taciturnHabitually silent or quiet (Syn) Uncommunicative, tight-lipped, laconic (Ant) Prolix, loquacious, verbose
germaneRelevant, appropriate, filling. (Syn) Pertinent (Ant) Inappropriate, extraneous, irrelevant
encomiumA formal expression of praise (Syn) Eulogy, Commendation (Ant) Condemnatio, criticism
reconnaissanceA survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection (Syn) Scouting expedition
tenableCapable of being held or defended (Syn) Defensable, Justifiable (Ant) Unjustifiable, Undefensable
belaborTo work on excessively; to thrash soundly (Syn) Overwork
arrogateTo claim or take without right (Syn) Usurp. Commandeer (Ant) Reliquish, renounce, abdicate
insatiableSo great or demanding as not to be satisfied (Syn) Ravenous, Voracious, unquenchable
banalHackneyed, trite, commonplace (Syn) Stale, insipid (Ant) Fresh, novel, new
temporizeTo stall or act evasively in order to gain time; to compromise(Syn)hedge, dillydally, procrastinate
intransigentRefusing to compromise, irreconcilable(Syn)uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate(Ant) Lukewarm, yielding, halfhearted
congealTo change from liquid to solid; To make inflexible or rigid(Syn)harden, jell, coagulate, solidify(Ant) Melt, liquify
eschewTo avoid, shun, keep away from (Syn) Abstain from, steer clear of, forgo (Ant) Embrace, adopt
carpingTending to find fault in; petty, nagging criticism (Syn)nit-picking, hairsplitting, caviling (Ant) Approving, uncritical
largesseGenerosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions (Syn)liberality, munificence, bounty (Ant) Stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness
coherentHolding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful (Syn) Connected, unified, consistent, cohesive (Ant) Muddled, chaotic, disjointed
emulateTo imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model (Syn) Copy, mimic, ribal match, measure up to
acquisitveAble to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property (Syn) greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive (Ant) Altruistic unretentive
invidiousOffensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment (Syn)malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative (Ant) Complimentary, flattering, ameliorative

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