Vocabulary: fall list #3

1. coherent- (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
2. belabor- argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
3. eschew- deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
4. acquisitive- excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
5. emulate- match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
6. banal-so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
7. excoriation- 
8. congeal-solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
9. carping-difficult to please; critical.
10. substantiate-provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
11. temporize-avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
12. largesse-generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
13. tenable-able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
14. insatiable-(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
15. reconnaissance-military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
16. germane-relevant to a subject under consideration.
17. ramify-form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.
18. intransigent-unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
19. taciturn-(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.