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Vocabulary Workshop Level G Unit 1
Unit 1 definitions, sysnonyms, antonyms
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12th Grade
09/06/2013

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encomium
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(n) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
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coherent
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(adj) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
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belabor
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(v) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
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eschew
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(v) to avoid, shun, keep away from
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acquisitive
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(adj) able to get and to retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
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emulate
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(v) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
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arrogate
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(v) to claim or take without right
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banal
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(adj) hackneyed, trite, commonplace
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excoriation
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(n) a strong denunciation; the act/state of stripping or wearing off the skin
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congeal
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(v) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
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carping
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(adj) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n) petty, nagging criticism
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substantiate
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(v) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
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temporize
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(v) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
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largesse
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(n) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
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tenable
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(adj) capable of being held or defended
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insatiable
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(adj) so great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied
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reconnaissance
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(n) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
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germane
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(adj) relevant, appropriate, apropos
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intransigent
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(adj) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
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taciturn
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(adj) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
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invidious
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(adj) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness
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acquisitive (syn)
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greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive
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acquisitive (ant)
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altruistic, unretentive
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arrogate (syn)
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expropriate, usurp, commandeer
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arrogate (ant)
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relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon
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banal (syn)
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stale, insipid
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banal (ant)
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fresh, novel, original, new
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belabor (syn)
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overwork
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carping (syn)
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nit-picking, caviling
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carping (ant)
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approving, uncritical
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coherent(syn)
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connected, unified, consistent, cohesive
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coherent(ant)
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muddled, chaotic, disjointed
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congeal (syn)
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harden, jell, coagulate, solidify
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congeal (ant)
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melt, liquefy
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emulate (syn)
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copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to
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encomium (syn)
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panegyric, eulogy, commendation
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encomium (ant)
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condemnation, castigation, criticism
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eschew (syn)
Definition
abstain from, steer clear of, forgo
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eschew (ant)
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embrace, adopt
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germane (syn)
Definition
pertinent
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germane (ant)
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irrelevant, extraeous, inappropriate
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insatiable (syn)
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unquenchable, ravenous, voracious
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intransigent (syn)
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uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate
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intransigent (ant)
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lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding
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invidious (syn)
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malicious, spiteful, prejudicical, pejorative
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invidious (ant)
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complimentary, flattering, ameliorative
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largesse (syn)
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liberality, munificence, bounty
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largesse (ant)
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stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness
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reconnaissance (syn)
Definition
scouting expedition
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substantiate (syn)
Definition
verify, confirm, validate, authenticate
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substantiate (ant)
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refute, disprove, invalidate
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taciturn (syn)
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tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic
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taciturn (ant)
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garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose
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temporize (syn)
Definition
hedge, dillydally, procrastinate
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tenable (syn)
Definition
defensible, justifiable, maintainable
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tenable (ant)
Definition
indefensible, unjustifiable
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