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Level G - Vocabulary Unit 1: Acquisitive Arrogate Banal Belabor

The document provides definitions for 20 vocabulary words: acquisitive, arrogate, banal, belabor, carping, coherent, congeal, emulate, encomium, eschew, germane, insatiable, intransigent, invidious, largesse, reconnaissance, substantiate, taciturn, temporize, and tenable. Example sentences are given for each word to illustrate its meaning in context. The vocabulary words cover a range of parts of speech and meanings, from adjectives describing qualities like greedy or stubborn, to verbs like delay or avoid, to nouns such as praise or gift.

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Level G - Vocabulary Unit 1: Acquisitive Arrogate Banal Belabor

The document provides definitions for 20 vocabulary words: acquisitive, arrogate, banal, belabor, carping, coherent, congeal, emulate, encomium, eschew, germane, insatiable, intransigent, invidious, largesse, reconnaissance, substantiate, taciturn, temporize, and tenable. Example sentences are given for each word to illustrate its meaning in context. The vocabulary words cover a range of parts of speech and meanings, from adjectives describing qualities like greedy or stubborn, to verbs like delay or avoid, to nouns such as praise or gift.

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Level G – Vocabulary Unit 1

acquisitive (adj.) eager to gain possessions or The greedy, acquisitive old man tried to buy every piece of art
he could get his hands on.
ideas
arrogate (v.) to take or claim without right The President used fear to arrogate to himself the power that
rightfully belongs to Congress.

banal (adj.) lacking originality and freshness I can’t stand to listen to the banal dialogue in that horrible
movie.

belabor (v.) explain or discuss more than The teacher seems always to belabor the lesson. Doesn’t he
know we get it the first time.
necessary

carping (adj., n., v.) complaining Students are always carping about the food in the cafeteria.
Nothing makes them happy.

coherent (adj.) meaningful, logical We knew Mark didn’t read the book because he couldn’t speak
in coherent sentences when trying to discuss it.

congeal (v.) harden, thicken The gravy looks nasty in the fridge because all of the fat has
congealed on the top.

emulate (v.) to imitate, with hopes to equal or Parents are worried that their children will try to emulate the
dangerous stunts they see on television.
to outdo

encomium (n.) expression of praise Her story about her mother was truly an encomium to all
mothers.

eschew (v.) avoid The students eschew studying vocabulary because it bores them.

germane (adj.) relevant Mary is having a difficult time figuring out how Algebra is
germane to her life.

insatiable (adj.) impossible to satisfy The insatiable child continued to eat until there was absolutely
no food left.

intransigent (adj.) stubborn Unemployment seems to be an intransigent problem that is


taking years to fix.

invidious (adj.) hateful You need to avoid invidious stereotypes and treat everyone as
their own person.

largesse (n.) generous gift or donation He was able to win the election with the help of largesse from
several extremely wealthy people.

reconnaissance (n.) inspection of an area, mostly to Task Force 373 was to conduct reconnaissance and identify
individuals who are part of Al Qaeda.
gather military information

substantiate (v.) support with evidence There is no evidence that substantiates any of the claims that
David stole money from his employer.

taciturn (adj.) not talkative It is ironic that he publishes a book a year, but in interviews he is
so taciturn that he barely answers any of the questions.

temporize (v.) delay, stall The child continued to ask her mother questions to temporize
because she did not want to go to bed.

tenable (adj.) able to be defended Denying healthcare to someone who is sick is not tenable in a
country like the United States.

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