Level G
Unit 1
Vocabulary
ACQUISITIVE
Definition: (adj.) able to get and retain
ideas or information; concerned about….
Synonyms: greedy, grasping
Antonyms: altruistic, unretentive
ARROGATE
Definition: (v.) to claim or take without right
Synonyms:expropriate,usurp,commandeer
Antonyms: relinquish, renounce, abdicate
BANAL
Definition: (adj.) hackneyed, trite,
commonplace
Synonyms: stale, insipid, mundane
Antonyms: fresh, novel, original
BELABOR
Definition: (v.) to work on excessively; to
overdo something, to beat soundly
Synonyms: overwork, pummel
Not to belabor the whole
Twilight thing……
CARPING
 Definition: (adj.) tending to find fault, especially
in petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty,
nagging criticism
 Synonyms: nit-picking, nagging, critical
 Antonyms: approving, uncritical
COHERENT
Definition: (adj.) holding or sticking
together; making a logical whole;
comprehensible, meaningful
Synonyms: connected, unified, consistent
Antonyms: muddled, chaotic, disjointed
CONGEAL
Definition: (v.) to change from liquid to
solid, thicken
Synonyms: harden, jell, coagulate
Antonyms: melt, liquefy
EMULATE
Definition: (v.) to imitate with the intent of
equaling or surpassing the model
Synonyms: copy, mimic, rival, match
ENCOMIUM
Definition: (n.) a formal expression of
praise, a lavish tribute
Synonyms: eulogy, commendation
Antonyms: condemnation, criticism
ESCHEW
Definition: (v.) to avoid, shun, keep away
from
Synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of
Antonyms: embrace, adopt
GERMANE
Definition: (adj.) relevant, appropriate,
fitting
Synonyms: pertinent
Antonyms: irrelevant, inappropriate
INSATIABLE
Definition: (adj.) so great or demanding as
not to be satisfied
Synonyms: unquenchable, ravenous
INTRANSIGENT
Definition: (adj.) refusing to compromise,
irreconcilable
Synonyms: unyielding, will not give in
Antonyms: yielding, halfhearted
INVIDIOUS
Definition: (adj.) offensive, hateful, tending
to cause bitterness and resentment
Synonyms: malicious, spiteful
Antonyms: complimentary, flattering
LARGESSE
Definition: (n.) generosity in giving; lavish
or bountiful contributions
Synonyms: bounty, munificence
Antonyms: stinginess, miserliness
RECONNAISSANCE
Definition: (n.) a survey made for military
purposes; any kind of preliminary
inspection or examination
Synonyms: scouting expedition
SUBSTANTIATE
 Definition: (v.) to establish by evidence, prove, to
give concrete form to
 Synonyms: verify, confirm, validate
 Antonyms: refute, disprove,
invalidate
TACITURN
Definition: (adj.) habitually silent or quiet,
inclined to talk very little
Synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative
Antonyms: verbose, talkative, laconic
TEMPORIZE
Definition: (v.) to stall or act evasively in order
to gain time, avoid confrontation, or postpone
a decision.
Synonyms:
procrastinate,
dilly-dally
TENABLE
 Definition: (n.) capable or being held or defended
 Synonyms: defensible, justifiable
 Antonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable