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.

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