Vocabulary #3

coherent: logical and consistent,united as or forming a whole
belabor:argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail,attack or assault (someone) physically or verbally
eschew:deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
acquisitive:excessive interest in acquiring money or material things.

emulate:match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
banal:so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
congeal:solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
carping:difficult to please; critical
substantiate:provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
temporize:avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
largess:generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
tenable:able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
insatiable:(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
reconnaissance:military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
germane:relevant to a subject under consideration.
ramify:form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out
intransigent:unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
taciturn:(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.


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