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Unit #1
20
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09/16/2004

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tenable
Definition
capable of being held or defended
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temporize
Definition
to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, procrastinate
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taciturn
Definition
silent or quiet
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substantiate
Definition
to establish by evidence, prove
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reconnaissance
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a survey made for military purposes
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largesse
Definition
generosity in giving
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invidious
Definition
offensive, hateful, harsh, bitter, hurtful, nasty
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intransigent
Definition
refusing to compromise
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insatiable
Definition
not to be satisfied
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germane
Definition
relevant
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eschew
Definition
to avoid, shun, keep away from
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encomium
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a formal expression of praise, ceremony
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emulate
Definition
imitate becasue it's good
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congeal
Definition
thicken
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coherent
Definition
holding or sticking together, logical, understandable
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carping
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to find fault, petty, criticism
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belabor
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to work on excessively, to thrash soundly (verbally)
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banal
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hackneyed, trite, commonplace, been done again
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arrogate
Definition
to claim or take without right
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acquisitive
Definition
able to get, acquiring wealth or property
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